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| design-aerobics final design projects of designboom's second design-aerobics course under the theme : folding chairs, spring 2003 ---
--- a front-X chair, this shape makes a folding skeleton for a textile seat / hammock style, a textile strap was added in the back, to give strength to the construction. it's very simple, unexpensive and easy to build. because so simple, it seem somewhat elegant, and funny... a project © by radu comsa, romania  --- the starting idea is the armonica-like movement. it unfolds in a virtual box of same length but the width being only the radius - it's like a thing that not only folds, but also halves - so very compact. a project © radu comsa, romania  --- it's a folding theatre bench sistem. the starting idea were the folding barriers that use a textile strap to drive pedestrian traffic, those ones very common in airports at crowded check-in points. a project © radu comsa, romania  --- meccano chair a project © radu comsa, romania  --- a folding chair with armrests, the pivot is located at the end of the armrest. what I like about this chair is that somehow it looks like a normal 'pivot-under-the-seat' folding chair, but at a closer look you'll see that there is a subtle difference that makes it a whole new product. a project © radu comsa, romania   --- --- this stool was designed in trial to design a 3D object with high efficiency in transportation/storage. very efficient collapsibility can be realized by alternately stacking rings of slightly different sizes with simple geometry. the indentation on each side of the rings is for stability of the assembly. the best 2 dimensional packing can be achieved by right triangle, right square or right hexagon. among those, right triangle is the best for the stool because triangles makes too sharp edges and hexagon rings have only slight overlap with the rings above and below (especially with round-edge rings). additional stability was provided by a durable rubber rings that connect top and bottom faces of the stool (the small mockup study taught me this requirement). the stool made of plywood can also be used upside-down. a project © toshihiro aya , japan   --- --- a folding toy / chair a project © marcos breder, brazil    --- a coat hanger folding chair a project © marcos breder, brazil
--- collapsible cushion hide-away db > is it meant to lean on a wall or other furniture? db > also the legs are optional, you can use only one, db > or both or no leg if you place the chair next to other structures. db > is your idea a sort of 'parasite' folding chair? I had meant for the design to be versatile including the use of no legs and even use of no back/ no legs, as sort of a ground cushion for sitting. I never really thought of the 'parasite' idea, which I like a lot. I do intend to make the chair free standing though, but didn't have time to work that into the prototype. a project © peter pontano, usa  --- ---
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