Exocet Setulo se Sebetsang ka Mekgwa e Mengata by Stéphane Leathead

Exocet Setulo se Sebetsang ka Mekgwa e Mengata by Stéphane Leathead is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara Competition Category.

KhautaFenitjhara· 2015

Exocet Setulo se Sebetsang ka Mekgwa e Mengata

by Stéphane Leathead

Client: Exocet

Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award Winner in Fenitjhara Category

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The Design

About Exocet Setulo se Sebetsang ka Mekgwa e Mengata

Exocet ke setulo se sebetsang ka mekgwa e mengata se entsoeng ka birch ea Baltic le aluminium. Setulo se hahiloe ka letoto la likepe tse kobehileng tse tšoanang tse hlophisitsoeng ho pota-pota selinta se bohareng. Tšebeliso ea sebopeho se le seng sa mantlha sa lekepe e ts'ehetsa mokhoa o sebetsang oa ho etsa lintho. Exocet e ka behoa ka mekhoa e mengata, ho kenyeletsoa setulo se tloaelehileng, setulo se selelele se aloyang le sebopeho se menneng. Ho fetola sebopeho, mosebelisi o lokolla khatello ka mohala, o sutumetsa likarolo ho pota-pota selinta ebe o thatafatsa mohala hape. Sephetho ke setulo se nang le maemo a mangata le likarolo tse fokolang haholo.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award

Exocet Setulo se Sebetsang ka Mekgwa e Mengata ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo ea maemo a pele, e ntle ka ho makatsa le e ikhethang. Bahapi ba Khauta ke lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse nang le mehopolo e mecha haholo, tse shebileng pele le tse khanyang ka ho foufatsa, tse bontšang botsebi, bohlale le bokhoni ba baqapi ba tsona. Exocet Setulo se Sebetsang ka Mekgwa e Mengata e lebelletsoe ho ba mohopolo o babatsoang haholo, o thehang mekhoa e mecha le o moholo, o tlisang boleng bo sa kang ba bonoa. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award ke mosebetsi o tsosang maikutlo, o hlomphehang, o tlisang molemo o moholo le o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Exocet Setulo se Sebetsang ka Mekgwa e Mengata e hlahisa maikutlo a matla a takatso, e tsosa tjantjello, e khothalletsa boqapi mme e re khahlisa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: EXOCET is a new concept chair. Its unique & clever design allows to transform it in order to get the desired shape. The EXOCET is crafted from a single main piece, a slat. A series of identical slats assembly is simply rotated on a cylinder.
Dimensions & Packaging: Standard chair configuration:
Width: 660 mm, Length: 1524 mm, Height: 1220 mm.
Rocking long chair configuration
Width: 660 mm, Lenght: 2185 mm, Height: 610 mm.
Folded chair configuration
Width: 660 mm, Lenght: 1524 mm, height: 460 mm.
Weight: 68 kg
Tags: design, innovation, elegance, style, amazing, less is more, beautiful, clever, rocking long chair, multifunctional
Production Technology: Baltic Birch & Aluminium
Design Challenge: Finding solution to limit friction as much as possible. To select the proper material to produce the cylinder and handles to avoid deterioration.
Research: The slat shape was the key element. It was imperative to design the slat so that it would maximize comfort through the various possible positions.
Inspiration: It started with a simple questioning. Can we create a long chair offering more than 3 back positions? And can it rock as well? And can it be made of very few pieces? Could a chair be designed using smooth curves instead hard straight lines? And most importantly, can it be simple yet innovative & elegant? I started designing with one obsession using only one basic shape allowing a very efficient fabrication process.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2014. The first hand made prototype was created in August 2014. The first public exhibition took place in Toronto at the Interior Design Show in January 22 to 25, 2015.
Operation Flow: You can transform it by releasing the pressure with the handle. You move the section around the cylinder to create the desired configuration and you tighten the handle.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #2: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #3: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #4: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #5: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.