Emmett ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱰᱟᱭ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ by True Places

Emmett ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱰᱟᱭ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ by True Places is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱤᱝ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ Competition Category.

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Emmett ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱰᱟᱭ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ

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The Design

About Emmett ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱰᱟᱭ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ

ᱮᱢᱮᱴ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱢᱤᱡᱽ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱰᱟᱭ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ-ᱵᱚᱦᱚᱜ ᱮ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱛᱮ ᱭᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱤᱫᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱪᱚᱠᱴᱚ 6000 ᱥᱤᱨᱤᱡ ᱮᱞᱩᱢᱤᱱᱤᱭᱟᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱹᱰᱟᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱚᱰᱚᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱞᱤᱮᱥᱴᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱭᱞᱚᱱ ᱠᱟᱯᱚᱲ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱲᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱩᱰᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱟᱯᱮᱫ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱦᱚᱪᱚᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱷᱤᱠᱟ ᱠᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱪᱟᱯᱮᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱤᱡ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱷᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱷᱤᱡᱽ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱴᱟᱫ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱠᱚᱸᱰᱚᱨᱮ ᱟᱠᱨᱮᱡ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱛᱩᱸᱵᱩᱢ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱴᱟᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱟ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱪᱟᱯᱟᱛ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱢᱮᱛᱟᱣᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱚᱛᱚᱞ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟᱹᱣ ᱚᱸᱡᱚᱨ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱦᱟᱸᱰᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱛᱷᱮᱞᱟ ᱦᱩᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢ ᱚᱰᱚᱠ ᱦᱮᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱤᱥᱟᱭᱠᱮᱞ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱯᱚᱞᱤᱮᱥᱴᱚᱨ ᱛᱷᱮᱞᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱸᱫᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱡᱟᱹᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱤᱫᱤ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ

Emmett ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱰᱟᱭ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Emmett ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱰᱟᱭ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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.