Exocet Achka Ruwana Tiyana by Stéphane Leathead

Exocet Achka Ruwana Tiyana by Stéphane Leathead is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award Quri Premiu in Tiyarina Kamay Competition Category.

QuriTiyarina· 2015

Exocet Achka Ruwana Tiyana

by Stéphane Leathead

Client: Exocet

A' Design Award Quri Premiu Winner in Tiyarina Category

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The Design

About Exocet Achka Ruwana Tiyana

Exocet nisqaqa achka ruwanayuq tiyanam, Baltic birch sacha kaspimanta chaymanta aluminiomanta ruwasqa. Kay tiyanaqa achka kikin qincha kaspikunamanta ruwasqam, chawpi cylindro muyuriqpi huñusqa. Huk sapallan qincha kaspi ruwaymanta ruwasqa kaptinmi allin ruway ruwaykunata yanapan. Exocetqa achka rikch'aykunapim churakuyta atin, chaykunapiqa kaptin standard tiyana, kuyuq suni tiyana chaymanta patarasqa rikch'aypas. Rikch'ayta hukman tikrachinapaqmi, ruwaqqa handle nisqawan ñit'iyta kacharin, cylindro muyuriqpi wanllakunata kuyuchin chaymanta handleta wataykullantaq. Chaymantam achka churakuynayuq chaymanta ancha as partekunayuq tiyana lluqsimun.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Quri Premiu

Exocet Achka Ruwana Tiyana A' Design Award Quri Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta ñawpak kallari, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Quri mishak kashkakunaka mushuk yuyay achka, ñawpakta rikuk shinallatak achikyaska rurashkakunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. Exocet Achka Ruwana Tiyana ashtawan alabashka, mushuk ñankunata churak shinallatak hatun valorta kuk yuyay kanata munanku. Kay Quri Premiu japishka diseñuka hanak, yupaychashka rurashka kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. Exocet Achka Ruwana Tiyana munayta kallarichin, yuyayta kallarichin, ruraytapash kallarichin shinallatak kuyaychin.

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.