Repose Kursi Fadhiisiga by John G Williams is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Farnijarka Competition Category.
BirFarnijar· 2019
Repose Kursi Fadhiisiga
Client: John G Williams Fine Furniture
Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Farnijar Category
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The Design
About Repose Kursi Fadhiisiga
Repose waa kursi fadhi oo laga sameeyay alwaax adag oo saafi ah. Qaabka (frame-ka) waxaa laga sameeyay geed ash Maraykan ah, halka fadhiga iyo dhabarka laga sameeyay geed walnut Maraykan ah. Fadhiga qotada dheer ee qallocan waxaa lagu sameeyay iyadoo la isku dhejinayo qaybo alwaax ah oo qaab-goynta leh oo darfo leh, kaas oo ah nooc aad u horumarsan oo ka mid ah habka "coopering" ee lagu dhisi jiray barmiilada. Qallooca gudaha waxaa lagu simiyay qalab gaar ah si ay u noqdaan kuwo siman, halka dusha gacmaha (arm tops) ay ilaaliyaan muuqaal qaybaysan. Lugaha dambe waxaa lagu qaabeeyay habka istiim-goynta (steam bending), taasoo caawisa xoojinta gacmaha kursiga. Xidhmooyinka "draw bore tenon" ayaa dheeraad ku ah adkaanta kursiga. Ujeedka lagu talo galay waxa uu ahaa in la gaaro heer raaxo la mid ah kursi dabolan (upholstered), iyadoo la isticmaalayo alwaax saafi ah oo keliya.
The Recognition
About the Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award
Repose Kursi Fadhiisiga waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf leh oo la siiyo naqshado wanaagsan oo buuxiya shuruudaha xirfadeed iyo kuwa warshadeed ee laga filayo hal-abuurro si wanaagsan loo naqshadeeyay. Guuleystayaasha Birta waxay muujiyaan xirfad weyn, takhasus sare, fahan khabiir iyo awood hal-abuur oo abuurayaashooda. Repose Kursi Fadhiisiga waa hal-abuur la filayo inuu noqdo mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, wax ku ool ah oo cusub. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu isku daraa hab-dhaqannada ugu wanaagsan warshadda wuxuuna leeyahay sifooyin farsamo oo karti leh oo ku xiran aqoon iyo hibo. Dhammaystirkeeda awgeed, Repose Kursi Fadhiisiga waa mudan ixtiraam, waxaana loo naqshadeeyay inay keento hagaajin nololeed oo ka caawisa in adduunka laga dhigo meel ka wanaagsan.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Repose lounge chair is constructed from solid timber. The curved form is realized by an extreme form of the 'coopering' process - similar to the process used to construct round barrels from staves of timber.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- W 800, D 800, H 830 mm
Constructed from solid hardwood timber. Frame: American Ash. Seat and Back: American Walnut.
Joints use draw bore tenon joints for extra strength - Tags
- Lounge, chair, wooden, artisanal, Danish, timber, art
- Production Technology
- This chair is not moulded, as some might expect, but is formed from solid timber. The deep sweeping form of the seat is made by laminating various pieces of timber, with angled edges, to form the desired curves. The inside curves are machined into smooth curves with custom made tooling; but the arm uppers retain some of the segmented feel - smooth enough and yet conveying a sense of where the piece came from. The rear legs are steam bent, to retain the overall simplicity, and to attenuate and stabilize the top part of the chair arms. The backrest is also a curved laminated, solid-wood form. It would also be possible to add a thin seat cushion, or perhaps to re-conceive the entire backrest as a custom moulded leather cushion
- Design Challenge
- The major unknown was how strong the seat section would be in bending - in other words if someone sat on the arms, would they break? It became apparent that the arms would need additional support given the depth of the form, and the inevitable flexibility (despite steps taken to add strength in the manufacturing process). It was found that the support pins at the rear of the arms were sufficient to stabilize the entire form - which was confirmed through trial and error.
Overall the challenge was to create a lounge chair that, despite being solid timber, would be as comfortable as an upholstered equivalent - Research
- The method drew heavily on the methods used in earlier designs (eg Zene submitted last year), but took these to extremes to experiment with the art of the possible.
New tooling was developed, in the form of a type of drum sander run between centres on a woodworking lathe, to machine the large concave curves - Inspiration
- The inspirational question behind Repose was: if the design language at the core of the Beke and Zene dining ranges were extended to lounge furniture, what would that look like? Could a form be created out of beautiful solid hardwood timber that was profoundly comfortable even though it may be challenging to manufacture? Could some sort of modern shell design be crafted out of solid timber to yield a beautiful striking new design ?
- Project Duration
- The project was designed and the first prototype built in 4 weeks, starting Dec 2018 and completing in Jan 2019 in Johannesburg South Africa. The design was refined and built in finished materials (Ash and Walnut) over the following 4 weeks.
- Operation Flow
- The user settles comfortably down into the seat using the armrests.
Various postures are supported sitting comfortably down in the seat.
Getting back out of the seat is very easy, and facilitated by the arms. - Patents
- UK IPO design registration: 6053688
- Team Members
- John G Williams
- Image Credits
- All images: John G Williams
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