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This project was about building a chair using a basic structure. From this structure we were to change elements and features to personalise this structure to our own design. For me I wanted to build a chair that will last, sustainable, something that doesn't get thrown out after 20 years but a structure that will last over generations and that it can be fixed easily if broken of damaged. Each different joint has been designed for structural integrity and to allow for grain direction so that the joints don't break when the timber expands and contracts through increased and decreased humidity in the atmosphere. The seat pan and back rest panel are laminated curved panels with Tasmanian Myrtle veneers, while the structure of the chair is made from Rock Maple. The reason for these timbers is that: one, Rock Maple is strong hard and reliable it will hold the joints and the stresses of the structure over a long period of time; it's sustainable in what I believe to be 'sustainable furniture practise'.
Two, Tasmanian Myrtle has the same characteristics of Rock Maple it has average expansion rate and is a strong hard timber. This combined with the fact that it has been locked in place due to of the ply core. It also contrasts with the white and light brown (growth rings) of Rock Maple as, it is a flame patterned and coloured board of Tasmanian Myrtle. During this project I also had a larger time constraint than expected and had to plan carefully what I had to achieve each week and what I had to do in order finish this project on time. From doing this project I gained fast knowledge in structure, joints grain direction (in relation to joinery and structure) but also that time management is very important to keep a project on track to be finished by the right date. This structure has been commented on as simular style to brutalist- Architecture, to myself I would like to create another two chairs in the same manner and maybe take it to that end of the scale and bring out the hard lines and thick stock of the structure, but also go the other way and reduce it down to smaller more elegant design through the structure and see how it turns out.
Two, Tasmanian Myrtle has the same characteristics of Rock Maple it has average expansion rate and is a strong hard timber. This combined with the fact that it has been locked in place due to of the ply core. It also contrasts with the white and light brown (growth rings) of Rock Maple as, it is a flame patterned and coloured board of Tasmanian Myrtle. During this project I also had a larger time constraint than expected and had to plan carefully what I had to achieve each week and what I had to do in order finish this project on time. From doing this project I gained fast knowledge in structure, joints grain direction (in relation to joinery and structure) but also that time management is very important to keep a project on track to be finished by the right date. This structure has been commented on as simular style to brutalist- Architecture, to myself I would like to create another two chairs in the same manner and maybe take it to that end of the scale and bring out the hard lines and thick stock of the structure, but also go the other way and reduce it down to smaller more elegant design through the structure and see how it turns out.
Detail: The front of the seat pan over the top front crossrail.
Detail: The seat pan Tasmanian Myrtle on 3 layers of ply
Detail:front of chair (I’ve shopped this photograph to give an imitation of its shadow).
Detail: Looking down the underside of the seat pan displaying the dowl that suspends the seat pan.
The front of Chair 101 (I’ve shopped this image again as thebackground was reflecting too much light.
Detail: Seat pan and dowl down the lenght of the side rails
