Emmett Cadeira Dobrável de Exterior by True Places

Emmett Cadeira Dobrável de Exterior by True Places is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design de Equipamento de Campismo e Ar Livre Competition Category.

BronzeEquipamento de Campismo· 2022

Emmett Cadeira Dobrável de Exterior

by True Places

Client: True Places

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Equipamento de Campismo Category

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The Design

About Emmett Cadeira Dobrável de Exterior

Emmett é uma cadeira dobrável de exterior concebida para uso portátil. A estrutura é fabricada em alumínio da série 6000, e o assento utiliza um tecido de exterior personalizado, composto por poliéster e nylon. O design dobrável reduz a flacidez e os pontos de aperto, permitindo ainda assim um tamanho compacto quando dobrada. A cadeira abre-se num único movimento até que os braços encaixem, formando um assento bem esticado, e os botões nos apoios de braços libertam os braços para o dobrar. Foram colocados abre-garrafas sob ambos os braços, e a cadeira inclui ganchos para sacos e pés largos. Um saco em poliéster reciclado permite transportar a cadeira ao ombro.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Emmett Cadeira Dobrável de Exterior conquistou o A' Design Award de Bronze, um reconhecimento altamente prestigiado atribuído a designs notáveis que se distinguem pela criatividade, engenho e perspicácia. Os vencedores do Bronze são artefactos amplamente habilidosos e surpreendentemente criativos que comprovam a vasta experiência, imaginação e capacidade de iniciativa dos seus designers. Espera-se que Emmett Cadeira Dobrável de Exterior seja um objeto muito considerado, admirado e estimado, notavelmente profissional e inovador. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora as melhores práticas em arte, ciência, design e tecnologia e é excelente pela sua atenção ao detalhe. Emmett Cadeira Dobrável de Exterior satisfaz esplendidamente necessidades, toca desejos, encanta sentimentos e desperta curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The portable chair reimagined for the modern outdoors. Remarkable comfort, lightweight portability and thoughtful features combine to create an innovative outdoor folding chair reflecting the way people live today. New patent-pending folding design eliminates sagging and pinching from the seat while still folding compactly. Custom TrueFlexTM outdoor fabric and aerospace-grade aluminum frame. Accessories for right or left, bottle-openers under both arms, bag hooks and large feet for stability.
Dimensions & Packaging: Folded dimensions: 229mm(w) x 203mm(d) x 914mm(h)
Ready to sit dimensions: 610mm(w) x 508mm(d) x 914mm(h)
Tags: Outdoor, furniture, chair, portable, comfort, lightweight
Production Technology: Aluminum 6000 series
TrueFlexTM fabric (polyester, nylon)
Glass-filled nylon components
Recycled polyester (carrying bag)
Design Challenge: There has historically been significant tension between comfort and portability in outdoor furniture design. Creating a piece of furniture that includes a comfortable, taut seat while still also folding compactly was a difficult design and engineering challenge. Furthermore, portable outdoor chair development in recent decades has focused on cutting costs at the expense of quality. Creating real portable comfort that can be affordably produced at scale was also a considerable challenge.
Research: Extensive qualitative and quantitative research across hundreds of consumers informed the design of the Emmett. The research identified significant dissatisfaction with current outdoor portable chair options, particularly in terms of comfort and design. With more people spending quality time with family and friends outdoors, the Emmett fills an important need for well-designed comfort for the modern outdoors.
Inspiration: The modern outdoors - relaxing with neighbors, concerts in the park, watching children playing sports - is meaningful time with family and friends, but is often not matched by the quality of products people use. Why are portable chairs so uncomfortable, and comfortable chairs immovable? True Places began by asking "What if beautifully-designed and comfortable outdoor furniture can also be portable? What if modern design and engineering can create a folding chair of quality that matches the rest of people’s lives?"
Project Duration: The project started in August 2019 in Philadelphia and New York City and was completed in July 2021 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: The Emmett features a new folding design: the chair can be folded out in one motion until the arms lock to create a remarkably comfortable, taut seat. The chair is easily folded by unlocking the arms using the armrest buttons and folding the arms upward and inward to a compact folded position. The chair can then be stowed in the custom designed sustainable carrying bag. Each chair can be carried over the shoulder or two chairs can be connected to be carried backpack-style.
Patents: Patent pending 63032869
Team Members: Bart Ruijpers
Jonathan Albert
Bre Stchowski
Nelson Warley
Ben Knepler
Image Credits: True Places, Inc.