‘sofa_xxxx’ by yuya ushida

 

 

‘sofa_xxxx’ by german-based designer yuya ushida is an expandable and retractable seating unit which transforms from chair to sofa. presented at designers fair at imm cologne 2011, the furniture piece is constructed from 8000 chopsticks which have each been individually cut to four different lengths and sanded to achieve the correct angles needed to build the structure. rings and joints are used to connect the sofa and aid in its adaptability and flexibility. overall, it took three months of work to finish the object. three people of 70 kg each, can sit on the sofa at any one time.

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX various views of the sofa expanded to its greatest size

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX details of the sofa

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX detail of the chopsticks and joint components image © designboom

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX detail of how metal rings connect the individual sticks image © designboom

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX ‘sofa_xxxx’ on show at imm cologne 2011 image © designboom

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX the two repeated elements which create the retractable form of the sofa image © designboom

 

 

how the ‘XXXX_sofa’ worksvideo courtesy of yuya ushida

 

 

here is a look at the process it took to produce ‘sofa_xxxx’:

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX sanding down the chopsticks and preparing them to be cut in box moulds

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX the chopsticks were cut to four different lengths

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX each stick was drilled individually

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX cutting off the edges of the sticks and sanding them

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX up close of sanding the sticks individually with a look at the before and after

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX starting to connect the sticks together with joint components

 

 

yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX assembling the sofa