jongyoon choi uses angles + inclinations to stabilize no-bond-to-bond chair

jongyoon choi uses angles + inclinations to stabilize no-bond-to-bond chair
(above) with the chair, the designer wanted to experiment with stability
all images courtesy of choi jongyoon

with ‘no bond to bond’, jongyoon choi wanted to experiment with stability, and the result is a chair composed of two laser-cut discs that work as the body and twelve sticks that support them. the interesting part here is that the designer didn’t use a bond at the joint between the legs and the body. this was achieved thanks to the engineering design of the angle and the inclination it generates, offering optimum firmness, solidity, strength, and safety.

as the user sits on it, the legs and the discs stick closer together, implying that the heavier the weight, the closer and stronger the bonding gets. different forms and designs can be also achieved just by cutting the wooden sticks in different sizes; the ‘no bond to bond’ can go from a stool to a chair with just one cutting step.

different mock-up models

the designer experimented with different angles and inclinations

cogwheel made by laser cutting and mockup modeling (1/6 scale)

processes of making mockups and actual-size modeling (1/6 scale, 1/2 scale, 1/1 scale) 

different variations of the chair can be achieved 

detailed image

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edited by: juliana neira | designboom