Easy to use and carry

These photos show that the stool is comfortable to sit on and also easy to carry.

Brand Ready

These fotos show that there is ample space for advertising to be printed onto the stool.

Economical to produce, easy to recycle

Easy to Assemble

As my design is constructed with one single sheet of xanita, cut out into an all in one folding net, assembling the stool is easy. These photographs show that it can be folded with four quick and easy steps.

Finished final model : Stool

These are a few photos potraying my design in a few conventional angles. The photos show that my stool concept looks different in all angles, due to the triangular inward folds that characterise the design. It is suitable for Design:Made:Trade becuase it appears interesting yet maintaining the essential functionability of seating required at a busy event. The stool will comfortably facilitate the interaction between manufacturers, retailers and designers as the seating height is at a relaxed 50 cm. This will ensure that patrons are physically accomodated as they work to secure deals.

Final Concept Layout Drawing

This is the the layout drawing of my final concept done in solidworks.

Problems identified when constructing full scale Xanita mockup

These photos show some of the problems i encountered when i made a full scale mock up with Xanita. The locking system became my biggest headache, calculating the angle of the two corresponding cuts with respect to the thickness of the board was not easy. Also, with the extreme angles of my folds, alot of care was needed so that the fine outer sheet was not torn. However, from constructing this full scale mock up, i achieved a clearer picture of how to execute my final piece.

Prototyping folded section with Xanita

These photos document the process i used to prototype the characteristic inward folded section of my stool concept. A heat gun or a hair dryer was extremely useful in melting the glue once my incisions were made. As the foto shows, due to the extreme angles of the folds, i had to remove the honeycomb material even tho the cuts were 20 mm wide.

Identifying areas to protoype with Xanita

These photoes indicate the areas on my 1:2 scale mock up that need to be prototyped with xanita. The angle and type of cut will need to be determined in order for my final concept to work with xanita. It is quite obvious from the photoes that many of the folds are less then 30 degrees, this may be a challenge to achieve with xanita board.

Chosen Design 1:2 scale Mock up

Furniture Concepts

Furniture Concept Sketches

Design:Made:Trade Research

Esquisse 4 - folding and locking systems

The challenge of this esquisse was to construct a cube with the dimensions 60 by 60 by 60 mm using 3 different folding systems and a locking system. Due to use of the different folding systems, the dimensions of each face turned out to be different. This exercise is usefeul in that it allows an indepth look into how cardboard is folded and the implications of different types of fold.

Esquisse 3 - sketches

Equisse 3

I made 3 different variations of my plant by firstly creating a basic modular pod and then combining them in several ways to create interesting forms.

Esquisse 3 - photo documentation

Esquisse 2 - photos of final model

These photos document the developmental process of my cardboard structure. The end structure weighs 149 grams and is able to hold my body weight.