(c)heir is a dining chair with easily variable seat height to better serve the ergonomics of children, even after they have grown up.
This was my BSc thesis project, revisited after a little more than a year later.
The key points of improvement was altering the transformation method to be more straight forward, and making the form visually and structurally simpler, thus aiding the manufacturing process.
Figuring out the proportions and a feasible seat-height changing method was done during countless sketches and iterative 3D models. The transformation was simplified to a turning/flipping motion of the seats upheld by special hinges in the chair frame. I opted for a pre-molded plywood chair seat, splitting it into 3 parts to accommodate each user group and their backs.
I had the opportunity to work together with an excellent carpenter
in their workshop, which elevated the quality of the finished
prototype and taught me a lot about the process.
I designed custom 3D printed bolt heads to make the assembly process possible
even without special tools. All of the bolts can be fastened with a coin and manual force.
Consultants: Balázs Püspök, Zsuzsanna Kis-Gál
Carpenter: István Dobos
This project was assigned by Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design.
2021/22
Nagy Tamás Máté
