Emmett Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àga Ìtìípadà Fún Ìta by True Places

Emmett Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àga Ìtìípadà Fún Ìta by True Places is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ìbùdó àti Ohun-èlò Ìta Competition Category.

IdẹOhun-èlò Ìbùdó· 2022

Emmett Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àga Ìtìípadà Fún Ìta

by True Places

Client: True Places

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ìbùdó Category

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The Design

About Emmett Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àga Ìtìípadà Fún Ìta

Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìwé: Emmett jẹ́ àga ìtìípadà fún ìta tí a ṣe fún lílò gbígbé kiri. A kọ́ férémù náà láti inú alumíníọ̀mù ẹ̀ka 6000, ìjókòó náà sì lo aṣọ pàtàkì fún ìta tí a ṣe láti inú polyester àti nylon. Àpẹrẹ ìtìípadà náà dín kí àga náà má ṣe rọ tàbí fọ́ àwọn ẹ̀yà rẹ̀ mọ́ra, síbẹ̀ ó ń jẹ́ kí ó lè di kékeré nígbà tí a bá tì í padà. Àga náà ṣí sílẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ìṣíṣẹ́ kan ṣoṣo títí àwọn apá rẹ̀ á fi tì mọ́ra láti dá ìjókòó dídúró ṣinṣin sílẹ̀, àwọn bọ́tìnnì tí ó wà lórí àwọn ìtẹ́wọ́gbà náà sì ń tú àwọn apá náà sílẹ̀ fún ìtìípadà. A gbé àwọn olùṣí ìgò sí abẹ́ àwọn apá méjèèjì, a sì fi àwọn kọ́ọ̀kì àpò àti ẹsẹ̀ gbígbòòrò kún un. Àpò polyester tí a ṣe àtúnlò ń jẹ́ kí a lè gbé àga náà kiri lórí èjìká.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Emmett Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àga Ìtìípadà Fún Ìta jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Emmett Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àga Ìtìípadà Fún Ìta yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Emmett Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àga Ìtìípadà Fún Ìta ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The portable chair reimagined for the modern outdoors. Remarkable comfort, lightweight portability and thoughtful features combine to create an innovative outdoor folding chair reflecting the way people live today. New patent-pending folding design eliminates sagging and pinching from the seat while still folding compactly. Custom TrueFlexTM outdoor fabric and aerospace-grade aluminum frame. Accessories for right or left, bottle-openers under both arms, bag hooks and large feet for stability.
Dimensions & Packaging: Folded dimensions: 229mm(w) x 203mm(d) x 914mm(h)
Ready to sit dimensions: 610mm(w) x 508mm(d) x 914mm(h)
Tags: Outdoor, furniture, chair, portable, comfort, lightweight
Production Technology: Aluminum 6000 series
TrueFlexTM fabric (polyester, nylon)
Glass-filled nylon components
Recycled polyester (carrying bag)
Design Challenge: There has historically been significant tension between comfort and portability in outdoor furniture design. Creating a piece of furniture that includes a comfortable, taut seat while still also folding compactly was a difficult design and engineering challenge. Furthermore, portable outdoor chair development in recent decades has focused on cutting costs at the expense of quality. Creating real portable comfort that can be affordably produced at scale was also a considerable challenge.
Research: Extensive qualitative and quantitative research across hundreds of consumers informed the design of the Emmett. The research identified significant dissatisfaction with current outdoor portable chair options, particularly in terms of comfort and design. With more people spending quality time with family and friends outdoors, the Emmett fills an important need for well-designed comfort for the modern outdoors.
Inspiration: The modern outdoors - relaxing with neighbors, concerts in the park, watching children playing sports - is meaningful time with family and friends, but is often not matched by the quality of products people use. Why are portable chairs so uncomfortable, and comfortable chairs immovable? True Places began by asking "What if beautifully-designed and comfortable outdoor furniture can also be portable? What if modern design and engineering can create a folding chair of quality that matches the rest of people’s lives?"
Project Duration: The project started in August 2019 in Philadelphia and New York City and was completed in July 2021 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: The Emmett features a new folding design: the chair can be folded out in one motion until the arms lock to create a remarkably comfortable, taut seat. The chair is easily folded by unlocking the arms using the armrest buttons and folding the arms upward and inward to a compact folded position. The chair can then be stowed in the custom designed sustainable carrying bag. Each chair can be carried over the shoulder or two chairs can be connected to be carried backpack-style.
Patents: Patent pending 63032869
Team Members: Bart Ruijpers
Jonathan Albert
Bre Stchowski
Nelson Warley
Ben Knepler
Image Credits: True Places, Inc.