Chair Finale

Debundled Chair

The chair was designed so that it could be constructed by a single individual with the most rudimentary and commonplace construction tools available. The focus of the project was the evolution of design form through simple methods. The final product relies on the precision of the human hand so while the design may remain the same, the actual object would change slightly with every iteration. With a single person working on the chair, it could reasonably be constructed within 2-4 days. The bonding agent doesn’t have a particularly long curing time, so completing the chair ultimately depends on the efficiency of the builder. Pieces have to be sanded, marked, cut, drilled and glued, but while one segment is drying another can be started. Overall the project cost roughly $330, but only $75 of that grand total was used for material in the final chair. The rest of the amount went to other supplies and prototyping the design.

A simplistic unity is achieved through the employment of a singular material with different uses- beams for structure, dowels for connections, and scraps for surfaces. The material was chosen with the context in mind; lumber is abundant in this region. It is easily acquired, economically transported, and is workable by a singular person without difficulty. In its raw form it is frequently used in a wide variety of applications, and when refined it radiates aesthetic virtue.