Good Day Șezlong by Cameron Smith is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Fier in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.
FierMobilier· 2022
Good Day Șezlong
Client: Furniture Smith
A' Design Award de Fier Winner in Mobilier Category
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About Good Day Șezlong
Good Day este un șezlong conceput pentru relaxare. Scaunul este realizat din aluminiu turnat în nisip și este suspendat de o bară transversală din aluminiu, susținută de picioare turnate mai grele, astfel încât scaunul pare ușor, în timp ce baza rămâne ancorată la sol. Un cadru intern din oțel este turnat direct în structură pentru a întări șezutul subțire. Perniţele din piele sunt formate pe o matriță, astfel încât nu sunt vizibile cusături sau custuri. Magneții încorporați în piesa turnată și în perniţe le mențin fixate în siguranță și permit demontarea ușoară pentru curățare sau schimbarea pielii. Scaunul are dimensiunile de 635 mm lățime, 1600 mm adâncime și 830 mm înălțime.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Fier
Good Day Șezlong a câștigat A' Design Award de Fier, o recunoaștere prestigioasă acordată designurilor bune care îndeplinesc cerințele profesionale și industriale așteptate de la creații bine concepute. Câștigătorii Fierului demonstrează mare pricepere, înaltă specializare, înțelegere de specialitate și capacitate creativă din partea creatorilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Good Day Șezlong să fie o creație foarte apreciată, admirată și prețuită, practică și inovatoare. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Fier integrează cele mai bune practici din industrie și are caracteristici tehnice competente îmbinate cu know-how și talent. Pentru acuratețea sa, Good Day Șezlong merită respect și este conceput pentru a aduce îmbunătățiri ale calității vieții care ajută la facerea lumii un loc mai bun.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The aluminum seat is suspended from an aluminum crossbar and leg structure. The leather pads are formed to produce a clean look without stitching or seams.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 635 mm wide x 1600 mm deep x 830 mm tall
- Tags
- modern chaise lounge chair
- Production Technology
- The aluminum seat and legs are sand cast aluminum. The seat and legs are painted or polished depending on the look. The seat pads have a vacuum formed backer laminated with foam. The leather is formed over a mold to achieve a clean look. Magnets are embedded in the casting and seat pad to keep the pads secure to the frame and allow for easy removal for cleaning.
- Design Challenge
- The structure of the aluminum frame suspended under a leg structure proved an interesting engineering challenge. Creating the seat frame from cast aluminum was not only heavy, but also not structurally sound. An internal steel frame weldment was designed to be cast in place with the aluminum casting. In order to achieve pads without stitching or seams, forms were created to wet form leather into the seat shape. The leather was then adhered to the leather pads for a clean stitch free look to match the simplicity of the aluminum frame.
- Research
- An ergonomic model was created that allows for adjustment of length and angle of the seat, leg, back and lumbar. Adjusting the angles and length of the components allowed for the geometry to be tested by various users for maximum comfort. The chaise lounge is an experiential chair where the focus is on the comfort for relaxation. The seat and back angles were selected to give the user a sense of suspension and solitude while relaxing in the chair.
- Inspiration
- The Good Day was inspired by two artists recording a song in the music studio. The two complimented each other’s artistic styles with a play between powerful and smooth. Watching them create, I sketched a low-lying lounge chair with a thin floating seat suspended under a crossbar attached to heavier structural legs. The seat would appear light and floating, yet grounded by the thicker leg structure.
- Project Duration
- The lounge chair was first sketched February 2020 in a recording studio in Seattle, Washington USA. The prototype was completed in Seattle in September 2021.
- Operation Flow
- The lounge chair is static, but the leather pads are removable for cleaning and maintenance. The removable pads also provide the ability to change the look of the lounge chair with alternate leather colors or materials. The pads are held in place by magnets embedded in the aluminum frame and pads.
- Patents
- Patent Pending
- Team Members
- Cameron Smith
Adam Smith
Ilia Timonin - Image Credits
- Cameron Smith
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