The Ariel Cadièra by Turner Osler and Lex Osler is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronze in Dissènh de Mobilièr Competition Category.
BronzeMobilièr· 2020
The Ariel Cadièra
Client: Qor360
A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Mobilièr Category
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The Design
About The Ariel Cadièra
L'Ariel es una cadièra de burèu concebuda per una posicion assetada activa. Lo sèti bascula dins totas las direccions sus un solid geometric brevetat, çò que permet lo movement sens cap de pèça mobila. De supòrts de cauchoc junhon lo sèti al basculador e limitan l'amplitud del bascuament. Un cilindre a gas assegura lo reglatge de l'altor e la rotacion sus un socle en alumini. Lo basculador es en policarbonat mòdle per injeccion e lo sèti es tapissat de cuèr cosut a la man. La cadièra pesa 8,16 kg e una manèta es integrada al dossièr per la portar. L'objectiu es de solicitar lo còr del còs, ameliorar la postura e reduire lo mal d'esquina.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Bronze
The Ariel Cadièra a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze, una reconeissença plan prestigiosa acordada a de designs excellents que se destrian per la creativitat, l'engenh e la finessa. Los ganhaires del Bronze son d'artefactes largament abils e sorprenentament creatius que provan la vasta experiéncia, l'imaginacion e l'engenhositat de lors designers. S'espèra que The Ariel Cadièra siá un objècte fòrça considerat, admirat e estimat, notablament professional e innovant. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze integra las melhoras practicas de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia e es excellent per son atencion al detalh. The Ariel Cadièra satisfa esplendidament los besonhs, toca los desirs, encanta los sentiments e interèssa la curiositat.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The patented rocking mechanism lets the seat move in all directions effortlessly. It feels like floating. However the crux of the design is there are no moving pieces. It's all done with a unique geometric solid that took Dr. Osler over a year to develop. By letting the seat move, the chair engages the core, improves posture, and relieves back pain.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 508-685.8 mm height adjustability. 495.3 mm star base. seat 330.2 mm x 228.6 mm with small back height of 165.1 mm
weight: 8.16kg - Tags
- chair, active sitting, posture, core, back pain, movement, qor360, Dr. Turner Osler, move while you sit, effortless, geometric solid, patented
- Production Technology
- injection molded polycarbonate rocker, hand stitched leather upholstery, 1in rubber motor mounts for bumpers, office chair parts: level 4 gas cylinder and aluminum base. Dipped red nylon handle. CNC cut Baltic birch painted with non-toxic black finish.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of this design was making it affordable. It would be easy to make an insanely complex mechanism and spare no expense, but to make it as simple and affordably as possible, this is another challenge entirely. The Ariel was successfully completed to be manufactured at scale for a reasonable price. And the mechanism is the simplest for a chair that moves directly underneath the seat.
- Research
- 2,500 people have purchased the chair and use it daily. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. People have said everything from, they don't feel stiff after sitting in the chair for hours, to it cured their back pain. Others have commented it improves their posture and helps with certain medical conditions (arthritis, scoliosis, disk herniation ...)
- Inspiration
- Dr. Turner Osler MD, the inventor, was a trauma surgeon for over 30 years, he is now an emeritus professor at the University of Vermont where he does epidemiologic research. He was dogged by constant back pain when he moved to a desk job and he also saw that sitting was an immense health problem. Prolonged sitting increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and cancer. The rate of back pain in America is over 80%. Dr. Osler set out to find a solution for both sitting disease and back pain and designed the Ariel chair. By allowing the seat to move in all directions, he injected effortless movement into the seating experience.
- Project Duration
- Project was started in 2016 and is continuing to evolve each year. It was designed in Colchester Vermont USA.
- Operation Flow
- The unique rocking mechanism is a geometric solid. The seat is attached to the rocker with rubber connectors. There are no moving parts, the seat rocks in all directions on the geometric solid thus letting you move while you sit. The rubber mounts merely keep the chair from falling apart, and the 1in rubber mounts on the back and sides limit the rocking range and keep people from rocking too far backwards or sideways. The gas cylinder provides rotation and elevation. There is a handle designed into the back which you can carry the chair with, which is easy because it is only 15lbs. There are hand holds cut into the underside of the seat which allows for a handle to pull the chair forward or sideways when sitting in it.
- Patents
- Patented. Patent No.: US 10,010,758 B2. Osler et al. Jul. 3, 2018
Trademark. Reg. No. 5,560,171. Registered Sep. 11, 2018. Int. Cl.: 20
Trademark. Reg. No. 5,574,091. Registered Oct. 02, 2018. Int. Cl.: 20 - Team Members
- Dr. Turner Osler MD
Lex Osler - Image Credits
- Main Image #1. Scott Brightwell Photography
Optional Image #1. Scott Brightwell Photography
Optional Image #2. Scott Brightwell Photography
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