Exocet Primary Function: Korsi Multifungsi by Stéphane Leathead

Exocet Primary Function: Korsi Multifungsi by Stéphane Leathead is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award Emas in Desain Parabot Competition Category.

EmasParabot· 2015

Exocet Primary Function: Korsi Multifungsi

by Stéphane Leathead

Client: Exocet

A' Design Award Emas Winner in Parabot Category

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The Design

About Exocet Primary Function: Korsi Multifungsi

Exocet nyaéta korsi multifungsi anu dijieun tina kayu birch Baltik jeung aluminium. Korsi ieu diwangun tina sababaraha bilah melengkung anu sarua anu dirakit ngurilingan silinder puseur. Ngagunakeun hiji wangun bilah dasar ngadukung prosés pembuatan anu éfisién. Exocet bisa diatur dina sababaraha konfigurasi, kaasup korsi standar, korsi panjang goyang, jeung wangun anu dilempit. Pikeun ngarobah wangunna, pamaké ngaleupaskeun tekenan maké gagang, mindahkeun bagian-bagian di sabudeureun silinder, terus ngencangkeun deui gagangna. Hasilna nyaéta korsi kalawan loba posisi tapi ngan boga saeutik pisan komponén.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Emas

Exocet Primary Function: Korsi Multifungsi mangrupa juara A' Design Award Emas, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain kelas kahiji, ngaranjing jeung unggul. Para juara Emas téh kréasi anu pohara inovatif, visionér jeung matak ngacung anu ngagambarkeun kajeniusan, hikmah jeung kaahlian para désainerna. Exocet Primary Function: Korsi Multifungsi diharepkeun jadi panemuan anu pohara dipuji, pelopor tren, sarta monumental anu méré nilai anu can kungsi aya. Desain juara A' Design Award Emas ieu mangrupa proyék spéktakulér tur dihormat anu pohara mangpaatna sarta ngamajukeun watesan seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi. Exocet Primary Function: Korsi Multifungsi nyiptakeun rasa hayang anu kuat, ngahudang gairah, ngadorong kréativitas, jeung ngagumkeun urang.

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.