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The Ariel שטול by Turner Osler and Lex Osler

The Ariel שטול by Turner Osler and Lex Osler is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award אין בראָנדז in מעבל דיזײַן Competition Category.


בראָנדזמעבל· 2020

The Ariel שטול

by Turner Osler and Lex Osler

Client: Qor360

A' Design Award אין בראָנדז Winner in מעבל Category

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The Design

About The Ariel שטול

דער אריעל איז אַן אָפיס-שטול באַשאַפֿן פֿאַר אַקטיוון זיצן. דער זיץ וויגט זיך אין אַלע ריכטונגען אויף אַ פּאַטענטירטן געאָמעטרישן פֿעסטקערפּער, אַזוי אַז באַוועגונג איז מעגלעך אָן קיין באַוועגלעכע טיילן. גומענע האַלטערס פֿאַרבינדן דעם זיץ מיטן וויגער און באַגרענעצן דעם וויג-פֿאַרנעם. אַ גאַז-צילינדער גיט הייך-איינשטעלונג און דריי-מעגלעכקייט אויף אַ אַלומיניום-פֿוסגעשטעל. דער וויגער איז געמאַכט פֿון אינדזשעקציע-געגאָסענעם פּאָליקאַרבאָנאַט און דער זיץ איז אָנגעצויגן מיט האַנט-געניייטער לעדער. דער שטול וועגט 8.16 קילאָגראַם און אַ גריף איז אַרײַנגעבויט אין דער רוקנלען פֿאַר טראָגן. דער ציל איז צו אַקטיווירן די קערן-מוסקולן, פֿאַרבעסערן די האַלטונג און פֿאַרמינערן רוקן-ווייטיק.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award אין בראָנדז

The Ariel שטול איז אַ געווינער פֿון דעם A' Design Award אין בראָנדז, אַן העכסט פּרעסטיזשע אָנערקענונג וואָס ווערט געגעבן צו אויסגעצייכנטע דיזײַנס וואָס שטעכן אַרויס מיט קרעאַטיוויטעט, דערפֿינדונג און קלוגשאַפֿט. בראָנדז-געווינער זענען זייער בקיאותדיקע און אויפֿפֿאַלנדיק קרעאַטיווע אַרטיפֿאַקטן וואָס באַשטעטיקן די ברייטע דערפֿאַרונג, פֿאַנטאַזיע און דערפֿינדונג-קראַפֿט פֿון זייערע דיזײַנערס. פֿון The Ariel שטול ווערט דערוואַרט אַז עס איז אַ הויך געשעצטע, באַוווּנדערטע און ליבע זאַך וואָס איז אויפֿפֿאַלנדיק פּראָפֿעסיאָנעל און אינאָוואַטיוו. דער דאָזיקער געווינענדיקער דיזײַן פֿון A' Design Award אין בראָנדז פֿאַראײניקט די בעסטע פּראַקטיקן אין קונסט, וויסנשאַפֿט, דיזײַן און טעכנאָלאָגיע, און איז אויסגעצייכנט פֿאַר זײַן אויפֿמערקזאַמקייט צו דעטאַלן. The Ariel שטול באַפֿרידיקט באַדערפֿענישן פּראַכטפֿול, רירט אָן תּאוות, פֿאַרכּישופֿט געפֿילן און רופֿט נײַגעריקייט.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The patented rocking mechanism lets the seat move in all directions effortlessly. It feels like floating. However the crux of the design is there are no moving pieces. It's all done with a unique geometric solid that took Dr. Osler over a year to develop. By letting the seat move, the chair engages the core, improves posture, and relieves back pain.
Dimensions & Packaging
508-685.8 mm height adjustability. 495.3 mm star base. seat 330.2 mm x 228.6 mm with small back height of 165.1 mm
weight: 8.16kg
Tags
chair, active sitting, posture, core, back pain, movement, qor360, Dr. Turner Osler, move while you sit, effortless, geometric solid, patented
Production Technology
injection molded polycarbonate rocker, hand stitched leather upholstery, 1in rubber motor mounts for bumpers, office chair parts: level 4 gas cylinder and aluminum base. Dipped red nylon handle. CNC cut Baltic birch painted with non-toxic black finish.
Design Challenge
The hardest part of this design was making it affordable. It would be easy to make an insanely complex mechanism and spare no expense, but to make it as simple and affordably as possible, this is another challenge entirely. The Ariel was successfully completed to be manufactured at scale for a reasonable price. And the mechanism is the simplest for a chair that moves directly underneath the seat.
Research
2,500 people have purchased the chair and use it daily. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. People have said everything from, they don't feel stiff after sitting in the chair for hours, to it cured their back pain. Others have commented it improves their posture and helps with certain medical conditions (arthritis, scoliosis, disk herniation ...)
Inspiration
Dr. Turner Osler MD, the inventor, was a trauma surgeon for over 30 years, he is now an emeritus professor at the University of Vermont where he does epidemiologic research. He was dogged by constant back pain when he moved to a desk job and he also saw that sitting was an immense health problem. Prolonged sitting increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and cancer. The rate of back pain in America is over 80%. Dr. Osler set out to find a solution for both sitting disease and back pain and designed the Ariel chair. By allowing the seat to move in all directions, he injected effortless movement into the seating experience.
Project Duration
Project was started in 2016 and is continuing to evolve each year. It was designed in Colchester Vermont USA.
Operation Flow
The unique rocking mechanism is a geometric solid. The seat is attached to the rocker with rubber connectors. There are no moving parts, the seat rocks in all directions on the geometric solid thus letting you move while you sit. The rubber mounts merely keep the chair from falling apart, and the 1in rubber mounts on the back and sides limit the rocking range and keep people from rocking too far backwards or sideways. The gas cylinder provides rotation and elevation. There is a handle designed into the back which you can carry the chair with, which is easy because it is only 15lbs. There are hand holds cut into the underside of the seat which allows for a handle to pull the chair forward or sideways when sitting in it.
Patents
Patented. Patent No.: US 10,010,758 B2. Osler et al. Jul. 3, 2018
Trademark. Reg. No. 5,560,171. Registered Sep. 11, 2018. Int. Cl.: 20
Trademark. Reg. No. 5,574,091. Registered Oct. 02, 2018. Int. Cl.: 20
Team Members
Dr. Turner Osler MD
Lex Osler
Image Credits
Main Image #1. Scott Brightwell Photography
Optional Image #1. Scott Brightwell Photography
Optional Image #2. Scott Brightwell Photography

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