Rollerback Rocker Balansoar by Timothy Hardman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Fier in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.
FierMobilier· 2022
Rollerback Rocker Balansoar
Client: Timothy Hardman
A' Design Award de Fier Winner in Mobilier Category
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About Rollerback Rocker Balansoar
Rollerback Rocker este un balansoar conceput pentru o poziție de ședere activă și ajustabilă. Cadrul metalic sudat susține accente din nuc tăiate manual, care se fixează în structură cu ajutorul unor șuruburi de blocare. Pernele cilindrice din piele se rotesc pe tije de montaj, astfel încât utilizatorul așezat le poate roti pentru a modifica suportul pentru spate în orice moment. Scaunul se balansează, de asemenea, înainte și înapoi, adăugând o a doua formă de mișcare. Inserțiile din nuc atenuează unghiurile cadrului metalic. Scaunul are dimensiunile de 570 mm pe 570 mm pe 920 mm.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Fier
Rollerback Rocker Balansoar 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 Rollerback Rocker Balansoar 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, Rollerback Rocker Balansoar merită respect și este conceput pentru a aduce îmbunătățiri ale calității vieții care ajută la facerea lumii un loc mai bun.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Rollerback Rocking chair is a unique combination of materials. The metal frame is accented with hand-cut walnut inserts, giving the piece an detailed accent that allows less severe angles than a pure metal frame. The leather cushions allow for the user to adjust and roll the cylinders as they please, letting them interact with the chair in a unique way.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 570 mm x 570 mm x 920 mm
- Tags
- walnut, claro walnut, chair, armchair, leather, upholstery, rocking chair
- Production Technology
- This piece features a welded metal frame that has hand cut walnut accents. The walnut accents slot into the frame and are attached with set screws. The piece required immense attention to detail to get the pieces to set into the metal correctly, especially the curved arm insert. The legs are attached with Festool domino joiner and the cushions are sewn with leather.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of this project was the walnut inserts. In order to get the curved arm insert in, the chair needed to be welded together with the insert in, allowing no margin for error or second shot once it was in.
- Research
- This piece rested on precise geometry. Designing a chair requires very subtle angles, which only increases when doing a rocking chair. Add to that the walnut accents and the attention to detail in this piece was immense. Timothy spent weeks designing this piece and going over the math to get it right before starting.
- Inspiration
- Timothy's inspiration for this piece mostly came from his disinterest in armchairs. Seating is one of the most intimate furniture designs as it requires the most physical interaction of the user. By incorporating freely moving cushions on the chair, the user can rock in it as well as adjust while seated by rolling their back into the cushions as needed.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2020 in San Francisco and finished in June 2021.
- Operation Flow
- This rocking chair allows for the user to interact with it in many ways. The user can rock forwards and backwards as well as up and down. The cylindrical cushions can spin on their mounting rods and let the user continually adjust while seated.
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