Exocet Miak Tekitl Icpalli by Stéphane Leathead

Exocet Miak Tekitl Icpalli by Stéphane Leathead is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl in Caltlapechtli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

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Exocet Miak Tekitl Icpalli

by Stéphane Leathead

Client: Exocet

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl Winner in Caltlapechtli Category

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The Design

About Exocet Miak Tekitl Icpalli

In Exocet ce icpalli tlen miak tekitl kichiua, chiualli ika Baltico birch kuauitl iuan aluminio. In icpalli mochiua ika miak neneuki kolochtik kuauhtlapechtli tlen mocentlaliah itech ce tlanepantla cilindro. In inextlahualiz ce achto kuauhtlapechtli tlachiualiztli kipaleuia ce kualli tlachiualiztli ohtli. In Exocet ueli motlalia ipan miak nemachtiliztli, mocentlalia ce yekchiuhtli icpalli, ce ueyak icpalli tlen mololochoa iuan ce tlakuelpachtli. Ika kipatla in itlachiualiz, in tlatekitiani kicaua in tepitzoliztli ika in maitl, kimolinia in tlacotoktli itech in cilindro iuan oksepa kipitzoa in maitl. In tlaneltiliztli ce icpalli ika miak tlaliliztli iuan zan tepitzin tlacotoktli.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl

Exocet Miak Tekitl Icpalli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl, huel mahuiztic tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in achtopa, huel cualli ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Cozticteocuitlatl ca cenca yancuic, tlachiyani ihuan tlanextic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli ihuan toltecayotl. Ca quinequi in Exocet Miak Tekitl Icpalli quitlalizque yancuic tlamantli ihuan quimacazque tlazohtli. Ni dizayno in quicuic Cozticteocuitlatl ca mahuiztic tlamantli in quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Exocet Miak Tekitl Icpalli quiyolchicahua ihuan quipaquiltia in tlacah.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: EXOCET is a new concept chair. Its unique & clever design allows to transform it in order to get the desired shape. The EXOCET is crafted from a single main piece, a slat. A series of identical slats assembly is simply rotated on a cylinder.
Dimensions & Packaging: Standard chair configuration:
Width: 660 mm, Length: 1524 mm, Height: 1220 mm.
Rocking long chair configuration
Width: 660 mm, Lenght: 2185 mm, Height: 610 mm.
Folded chair configuration
Width: 660 mm, Lenght: 1524 mm, height: 460 mm.
Weight: 68 kg
Tags: design, innovation, elegance, style, amazing, less is more, beautiful, clever, rocking long chair, multifunctional
Production Technology: Baltic Birch & Aluminium
Design Challenge: Finding solution to limit friction as much as possible. To select the proper material to produce the cylinder and handles to avoid deterioration.
Research: The slat shape was the key element. It was imperative to design the slat so that it would maximize comfort through the various possible positions.
Inspiration: It started with a simple questioning. Can we create a long chair offering more than 3 back positions? And can it rock as well? And can it be made of very few pieces? Could a chair be designed using smooth curves instead hard straight lines? And most importantly, can it be simple yet innovative & elegant? I started designing with one obsession using only one basic shape allowing a very efficient fabrication process.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2014. The first hand made prototype was created in August 2014. The first public exhibition took place in Toronto at the Interior Design Show in January 22 to 25, 2015.
Operation Flow: You can transform it by releasing the pressure with the handle. You move the section around the cylinder to create the desired configuration and you tighten the handle.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #2: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #3: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #4: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #5: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.