christian fiebig: polygon chesterfield
playfully crossing the borders of virtual and real with the use of paper, the traditional upholstery craft of a deep buttoned chesterfield armchair is reinterpreted.
the front total view of the chair
in this project a very traditional crafted furniture like the chesterfield deep buttoned armchair is reinterpret by reconstructing it through polygon surfaces in a computer program. as part of the refabriek exhibition on the dutch design week 2011 together with manystudio ( www.manystudio.com ) I transformed the digital model to a 2D developable surface, printed it and rebuilt it in paper. through that a real representation of the digital interpretation of the chesterfield could be experienced. the use of colored paper allowed to realizes the real scale model in an easy way but not to create a functional chair. currently I’m still working on the development of a functional version. the paper was cut with a laser cutter and great support from www.de-factorij.nl
a detail of the surface
total view on the backside of the chair
seat back view
seat front view
seat side view
the chair seat out of semi transparent paper against the light
detail against the light
top view on the seat
computer cad model of the seat
picture from the workshop of the seat in progress
half finished seat (a bit over exposed)
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