O le mamanu Decker Nofoa Gaugau e Cameron Smith o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2022 A' Design Award Uʻamea i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Meafale.

UʻameaMeafale· 2022

Decker Nofoa Gaugau

na mamanuina e Cameron Smith

Tagata Fa'atau: Furniture Smith

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Uʻamea i le Vaega Meafale

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Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia Decker Nofoa Gaugau

O le Decker ose nofoa gaugau ua mamanuina mo le faaaogaina i luga o vaa faafiafiaga (yachts). E tatala le nofoa e avea ma nofoa maulalo e faamalolo ai le tino, ma e mafai ona gaugau i se tulaga puupuu e na o le 100 miligramu le mafiafia. O le fausaga e faia i le u'amea stainless steel e iai paipa faatapezoid ma vaega parata na faia i le sioka, ma fesootai i isumu apamemea i vaega e liliu ai. O laupapa teak ua nonoa i alava webbing nai lo le fausaga tonu, o lea e mafai ai ona gaugau faatasi le nofoa ma le tua e tusa ai ma le tagata o loo faaaogaina. O se fausaga fa'ata'atia ova-le-ogatotonu (over-centre) e taofia ai le mautu o alava a o tatala le nofoa. O se pupuni i le fausaga o le nofoa e fai ma au mo le aveina, ma o maneta o loo taofia ai vae ua gaugau ina ia tumau i lona tulaga.

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Decker Nofoa Gaugau, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Decker Nofoa Gaugau e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Decker Nofoa Gaugau ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

I Tua o le Mamanu

Pepa Fa'asalalau

Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.

Uiga Fa'apitoa: Inspired by the need for quality compact furniture on yachts, the Decker folding yacht chair easily folds from a lounge chair to a compact form factor. Teak wood slats are secured to webbing straps rather than the stainless steel frame to provide flex and added comfort in the seat. A jog in the seat frame creates a handle when folded and allows the needed geometry for an over center design that keeps the webbing in tension and the backrest open while in use.

The teak seat and back slats are secured to webbing straps that run from the front of the seat to the top of the back. When unfolded, the unique over-center design provides tension on the straps holding the teak seat and back. The straps provide a secure seat that flexes and gives with the user.
Fua & Fa'apipi'i: Open
660 mm wide x 730 mm deep x 673 mm tall
26” wide x 28.75” deep x 26.5” tall

Folded
660 mm wide x 570 mm deep x 100 mm thick
26” wide x 22.5” deep x 4” tall
Fa'ailoga: folding chair, yacht chair
Tekonolosi Gaosiga: Materials common in yachts such as stainless steel, brass and teak are used in the Decker chair. The stainless steel frame is fabricated with trapezoidal tubing and cast lugs. The tubing and lugs are welded and finished to create a seamless frame. Brass hardware is used for pivot joints and fastening hardware. An optional pad with outdoor fabric withstands the elements encountered by yachts.
Lu'itau o le Mamanu: The chair has a simple design, yet there were several challenges in the design. Creating tension in the webbing and teak slats through the over center design of the backrest required multiple prototypes and webbing materials to be tested. The simplicity of the pivots required design iterations to create surfaces that interact with each other while the chair was open and closed. These simple details become the highlight of the chair.
Su'esu'ega: A lower lounge chair was selected to aid the ability to fold and nest shorter legs. An ergonomic model was created that allowed for adjustment of the angle and height of the seat and back.. Adjusting the angles and length of the components allowed for the geometry to be tested by various users for maximum comfort.
Fa'aosofia: There is not a lot of room on yachts, but they maintain a high desire to have flexible furniture that can be easily stowed when not in use. Plastic chairs or bulky furniture aren't at home on expensive yachts. The Decker folding yacht chair can be used on deck and easily stowed when needed.
Umi o le Poloketi: Design completed January 2022 with prototype units completed March 2022 in Seattle, Washington USA.
Fa'agasologa o Galuega: The folding chair is simple to use. To close the chair simply flip the backrest down onto the seat. The teak slats relax when folded as the webbing is no longer under tension. With the backrest folded, the chair can be picked up by the handle on the back of the seat frame. The front legs are then folded followed by the back legs. The legs are held in place by magnets embedded inside the tubing.

The same process is used to unfold the chair. First the legs are unfolded and the chair placed on the legs. The backrest is opened and the teak slats are tightened with the webbing is tightened.
Sui o le 'Au: Cameron Smith
Adam Smith
Fa'aaloaloga o Ata: photo - Cameron Smith