Branding and Situation Shots

This is how the rocking chair would look like with some branding on it. There's always the option of just having one side with some graphics, but i have applied them on the rear of the back-rest and the side of the chair so you can have a better feel of where they could be.




Its so hard to find some good shots of 100% Design Tokyo nowadays.
Anyway here are a few situational shots of the event... including the rocking chair.
Just a heads up, treat the second photo like a resting area/chit chat area/open discussion area, because who knows you might be thinking it's an area to eat/drink... It might be but just treat it as how I intended it to be :)

I like how the old man looks as if he's really rockin' the chair..

Rocking Chair Assembly

Here's a brief rendered animation where all the parts go.

Final Rendered Views of the Xanita Low-Rocking Chair

Final rendered views of my rocking chair.




Flat-pattern within provided Xanita board (1200mm x 1800mm).

1:1 Scale Mock-Up (Second Attempt)

Mockup number TWO. Nothing much has changed shape-wise but this one definitely has reinforcements on its side. The seat is more supporting and strong, and the beams provide structural and anti-wobbling support. The Xs were replaced with beams that are actually meant to be 2 layers, which is actually 1 beam folded onto itself (thus formig 2 layers get it?) T-shaped beams will be placed under the seat to make it super sturdy.

After reviewing this mockup, i decided again that it could be reduced in size a little bit more, and this model definitely showed me how easy it can be to fall on your back if there isn't a good back-base.

1:1 Scale Mock-Up

Here's the 1:1 scale mockup process. This was my first attempt and was primarily carried out to observe the structure in proper proportions and make mistakes. Mistakes, oh how many there were... Anyway the seat still needed reinforcement and something to keep it from bending, and the crosses on the side seemed to make things look all over the place. Size-wise was alright but i then decided to make it smaller so that i could use more x-board for other things. Oh and it was made from a corrugated box i had just obtained from IKEA, a really good box i must say.

Watching TV and playing with some card, landed me in this situation with this shape. I needed to find a way to utilize the provided board shape (1200x1800) well and reduce the number of parts needed. So this gave me the idea to make the backrest and sides as one piece, folded and bent in various areas. This then led to a whole new direction, which i documented in my handy folio.

Mockups

Studied and tried some forms out. THis one really didn't seem to work, or needed some reinforcements to make it work.

Observations...

I came across this interesting rocking chair while shopping in IKEA, and the first thing that came to my mind was BLOG. I sat on it for quite some time and to be honest i loved it. As can be seen in the photo it is a fairly low chair, but it provided an utmost superb sitting experience. For such a low chair it rocked well too, but the thing that caught my attention the most was its shape. Superb.

Scale Models

I certainly know that i wont be using this type of cardboard again... Plus my intended slotting ideas didn't turn out the way i planned.. and if it wouldn't work with this mockup it certainly wont work for the X-board.




This turned out the way i wanted it to be, but the side slots might have to be cut more diagonally in order for this to work with the X-board. Nevertheless it is really sturdy, and i was considering reducing the side slots just in case they were unnecessary.




This one turned out the best compared to the rest. The weight distribution was good and it seemed pretty sturdy and strong. However this chair might take a lot of X-boards to produce... so i might have to reduce the side slices from 5 pieces to 3 pieces (or perhaps even 2 if it would be strong enough to hold somebody's weight). Might also increase the curvature of the base to add more rock to it.

3 chosen concepts

In the end I concluded that the concept chairs will be used in the resting/hangout/mingling areas in the exhibition. In such areas people tend to relax their feet, sit down and talk to other people, wait for friends, etc.

A few key parameters i enforced were such as: being a low chair, single seater, easy to assemble/disassemble, use the least amount of parts, and contain shapes that suit the parameters of the provided cardboard.



The first concept is supposed to be made of 3 main types of parts, while using repetition and locking to keep it stable and sturdy. The option of it being modular can also be a good thing.





The second concept was thought up to provide some degree of fun and time-killing, or to satisfy some fidgety people (there are many out there). It acts as a rocking chair, and can be used whether the person wants to rock it or not.

This chair also uses some degree of repetition and locking for stability and security.





The third concept was chosen mainly for it's minimalism and light weight. It only uses 1 piece of card, which will be folded in various easy ways and locked (hidden). I also meant for this chair to be slightly taller then the rest.

Some concepts

Research/Brainstorming

Esuissse 4

Esquisse 3

Model_01:
After cutting out the hexagonal shape, a series of consecutive folding followed. The model seemed okay then but it was hard for the 'legs' to keep locked together (the locking mechanism planned earlier didn't turn out well), so I added a 'belt' to keep it all more secure. The way this model reflects the Fibonacci sequence is found on the visible faces of the legs, which form the sequence of 5:3 and then reversed back to 5:3 (10mm-6mm-10mm-6mm). Also, the angles of the leg sections spiral in a fibonacci way but then reverse in sequence halfway down.




Model_02:
Very similar to Model_01, except for the way it is folded. However all of the visible faces of the legs are 10mm, but the way they are angled after every downward section increases (refer to 3d model). The sequence i was going for was 1-2-3-5. (Meaning the angle between 2nd and 3rd face is twice as much as the angle between 1st and 2nd face, and so on)




Model_03:
This one was particularly harder and longer to produce than the others... because of its small size (only printed the outline on A3 paper). A series of folds resulted in an octopus-like shape. Then the 'legs' all folded downwards and a cylinder was strategically inserted in the legs to help the whole shape end up in a cylindrical form. This inserted cylinder allowed one less locking system. In the end the model looked slightly puffier than the Solidworks version, so i added a 'belt' as seen on the 4th image, to keep everything together.

Each 'spike' varies in vertical size. The sequence from top to bottom is 3-5-5-3. The same sequence applies to the distance outward of each spike.





These are the modified versions of the Initial 3d interpretations, to end up with more straight lines and become more accurate to what the final paper-made models can look like exactly. This also allowed me to easily plan for the models to be joined with locking mechanisms only and no glues, fixatives, etc.





These were my initial 3d interpretations...





Inspirational pine cone.

Esquisse 2

Esquisse 2

First came 5 rectangular shapes with slots that joined perpendicularly with another 5 same shapes, which formed a grid.

Then I placed tubes (made from rectangular pieces of paper) into each of the 'rooms'.

Once all of them were filled I decided to secure the pieces by connecting them together with more slotted rectangular shapes.

Nice paper heart..

This is a really interesting model of a heart made from gears. Watching it move is a marvel by itself, but then i found out that it was made from paper (or card).

Here's the link to the video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70dKZjP4NOo

Esquisse 01

Cube 02:

The second attempt for a cube, consists of 12 rectangular pieces of paper. It only needed to consist of 7 or 8 pieces, but i decided to add a layer on top of each side to end up with 2 layers for every side. This improved strength and allowed the pieces to lock with each other more securely. No extra cutting was required to produce the cube.

Cube 01:

This cube was inspired by a national symbol of Malaysia called a 'ketupat', which is made from interweaved leaves and is used as a decorative thing to store rice inside it. However i'm pretty sure this type of weaving can be seen everywhere besides that.

This model consists of 9 strips of paper,  that weave and form a secure shape. The ends of the strips are fastened by inserting one end to the other end's slot. Then the 'wings' of the inserted end are opened to keep it from exiting the slot.

Sphere:

This one is made from a total set of 6 square papers, each folded in such a way to create a + shape. These + shapes can then join with one another (one 'short arm' inserts into another arm). A lot of other combinations and final shapes can be created from these + shapes.  The good thing about this one is that it requires no cutting.

I first came to know of this 'plus' shape when i was very young, my brother taught me how to make a man out of origami. it involved 2 'plus' shapes modified slightly and joined.

Pyramid:

This model consists of 3 pieces of paper, one square and 2 smaller rectangles. The square is folded to form the pyramid body and the 2 rectangles are used to form the base.

The base then attaches to the body by a series of interlocking flaps. Finally one flap from the body is slotted into the base to secure it tighter.

Be4U (Task 1)

Sketches from NGV