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Dress Your Chair Fungsi Utama: Pelapis Anu Bisa Dilaan by Yumeng Gai

Dress Your Chair Fungsi Utama: Pelapis Anu Bisa Dilaan by Yumeng Gai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Beusi in Desain Parabot Competition Category.


BeusiParabot· 2021

Dress Your Chair Fungsi Utama: Pelapis Anu Bisa Dilaan

by Yumeng Gai

Client: Yumeng Gai

A' Design Award Beusi Winner in Parabot Category

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The Design

About Dress Your Chair Fungsi Utama: Pelapis Anu Bisa Dilaan

Téks Buku: Dress Your Chair mangrupa runtuyan pelapis anu bisa dilaan, dijieun pikeun korsi biasa anu babari dirakit. Runtuyan ieu ngawengku hiji séet pakéan jero busa jeung tilu lapisan anu diideuan ku usum: rok usum semi, jumpsuit usum gugur, jeung jaket Teddy usum tiris. Pakéan jero busa ngagunakeun rupa-rupa kapadetan sarta méré dukungan jeung kanyamanan waktu diuk. Jumpsuit jeung jaket Teddy dipeundeutan ku résléting anu teu katempo di sabudeureun tempat diuk, sedengkeun rokna ngan ukur digeser asup-kaluar. Unggal bagian babari diganti, dikumbah, jeung dikirim, ku kituna korsi anu geus aya bisa diénggalkeun deui tinimbang diganti anyar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Beusi

Dress Your Chair Fungsi Utama: Pelapis Anu Bisa Dilaan mangrupa juara A' Design Award Beusi, pangakuan anu bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain alus anu minuhan sarat profésional jeung industri anu diharepkeun tina kréasi anu dirarancang alus. Para juara Beusi nunjukkeun kaahlian anu hébat, spésialisasi anu luhur, pamahaman ahli jeung kamampuh kréatif para kréatorna. Dress Your Chair Fungsi Utama: Pelapis Anu Bisa Dilaan diharepkeun jadi kréasi anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu praktis jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Beusi ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna industri sarta ngabogaan ciri téknis anu mampuh pakait jeung pangweruh praktis jeung bakat. Dress Your Chair Fungsi Utama: Pelapis Anu Bisa Dilaan dihormat pikeun katelitianana sarta dirarancang pikeun méré paningkatan kualitas hirup anu mantuan ngajadikeun dunya tempat nu leuwih hadé.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
What is the reason for throwing away a chair? The style does not fit in the room anymore? Or the upholstery is broken? The idea of the Dress Your Chair project is to design a series of upholstery works for a single common chair, like the IKEA ADDE Chair, which is accessible and easy to assemble. The upholstery can be put on and taken off as easily as apparel for humans. During the process of changing apparel for our furniture, we build closer relationships with the things we already have.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimension for ADDE frame: Width 390 mm x Depth 470 mm x Height 772 mm
Tags
Upholstery work, furniture upholstery, dress for furniture, removable upholstery, cushion
Production Technology
This upholstery series includes a set of foam undergarments and three coverings.
For undergarment production, laser cut the foam first, cover with batting with the same shape, then put the foam into sewed fabric then hemming.

Once the foam is developed, it is applied to the chair as the model for pattern making. The muslin is draped from here to get the measurement for the final pattern for all apparel designs. Then the fabrics are cut according to the pattern.
Design Challenge
Challenges mainly come from the structures and patterns of apparel.
Research
The research was focused on three parts: style, structure, and pattern. Research on fashion apparel and study how fashion styling applies to furniture upholstery design. Test on different undergarments and apparel structures, and find the best form that provides the easiest way to put on and take off. Various methods of pattern making are used during the process.
Inspiration
Inspired by the fashion industry seasons, the Dress Your Chair upholstery series includes three seasonal clothes for the IKEA ADDE chair. The spring dress is inspired by blooming flowers in spring. This piece adds a romantic feeling to the chair and space. For the autumn jumpsuit, with the classic houndstooth pattern fabric, the suit gives the chair and space an elegant formal look. For winter, the Teddy coat designed for the chair provides a cozy and comfortable seating experience.
Project Duration
The project started in December 2019 in Providence and finished in December 2020 in Providence.
Operation Flow
The Dress Your Chair upholstery series includes one set of foam undergarments with various densities and three sets of apparel inspired by three different seasons: spring dress, autumn jumpsuit, and winter Teddy coat. Undergarments are mainly made up of foam, providing enough support and comfort for an enjoyable seating experience. The Jumpsuit and the Teddy coat have invisible zippers around the seat, while the dress slides on and off. They are easy to change, wash, and ship.
Team Members
Yumeng Gai
Image Credits
Image #1 : Photographer Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020. Image #2 : Photographer Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020. Image #3 : Photographer Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020. Image #4 : Photographer Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020. Image #5 : Photographer Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020.
Video #1 : Creator Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020.

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