FURNITUREDESIGN

nature inspired

plywood layers

flat pack

crafts

South African culture patterns

wood

local hand made

contemporary South Africa

segments

nature inspired

pattern

South Africanstyle

crafts

South African culture patterns

wood

local

hand made

diversity

contemporary South Africa

weaving

Africancolours

plywood simple

elegant

crafts

celebratingSouth Africancultures

wood

localorange

contemporary South Africa

complimentary

FURNITUREDESIGNThe dinning chair was mainly inspired by the South African African cultures and the disadvantages brought on before during Apartheid. The dinning chair represents the idea of various cultures, in the form of segments, where they have now come together as one as an entire nation. The idea of grouping was inspired by the hexagonal shape where the shape can be grouped together in order to for a community,

The dinning chair, in the form of a hexagon can go from a formal environment to an informal environment by grouping the chairs together in order to form a lounger. The hexagon shape also allows for the user to comfortably relax their arms on the wider areas of the dinning chair, the points of the hexagon, therefore banishing the idea of arm rests on the dinning chair which can be uncomfortable at times. In conclusion to the shape of the dinning chair, the chair can go from a formal environment, inside, to an semi formal environment to an informal environment, outside. Where both the wood and the upholstery is able to sustain the weather conditions.

Variety of South African is implemented through the layers in the plywood which represent the variety seen within South African from the cultures, to the wildlife and to the vegetation. Variety is also implemented through the various concave curves into the wooden slats to comfortably hold the user where the high density upholstered cushions further form the body of the user when in the seating position.

The wood in the dinning chair relates back to the wood forestries in South Africa where the Traditional Shweshwe material used in the upholstery of the chair relates back to the Traditional African cultures. The idea of the upholstery being loose is based on the user, where he/she can decide on the type of pattern and colour according to their decor as well as make the upholstery easily changeable or the user can decide to use the chair with or without upholstery. The idea of the upholstery loose from the rest of the chair is inspired by the rest of the flatpack idea where every part on the chair can be removed and taken apart, therefore making the upholstery easily to clean and change by removing the cushions cover off of the high density foam. Not only for the upholstery, there is also a footrest support where the user can determine for themselves if they would like to use the support as a footrest, if not the user can easily swop the support to the top grooves just under the seating area therefore allowing freedom with the users feet when the chair is in use.

the dinning chair represents the idea of various cultures, in the form of segments, where they have now come together as one as an entire nation.”‘‘

the dinning chair is inspired by the cultures within South Africa and how previously disadvantaged cultures are now socially accepted in South Africa.”‘‘

inspired by the richness of South African cultures, landscapes and sunsets.”‘‘

inspired variety seen in the variety of the layers in the plywood, that represent the vast variety in South Africa from the vegetation to the wildlife and to the cultures.”‘‘

the chair depicts this visual language through the segments and how the segments group together to form and entire entity, like a community in nature. The idea of grouping was inspired by the hexagonal shape, from the beehive, where the chair can be grouped together to form a lounger.”‘‘

in conclusion to the shape of the dinning chair, the chair can go from a formal environment, inside, to an semi formal environment to an informal environment, outside. Where both the wood and the upholstery is able to sustain the weather conditions.”‘‘

the hexagon shape also allows for the user to comfortably relax their arms on the wider areas of the dinning chair, the points of the hexagon, therefore banishing the idea of arm rests on the dinning chair which can be uncomfortable at times.”‘‘

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the idea of the upholstery loose from the rest of the chair is inspired by the rest of the flatpack idea where every part on the chair can be removed and taken apart, therefore making the upholstery easily to clean and change by removing the cushions cover off of the high density foam.”‘‘

‘‘the upholstery being loose is based on the user, where he/she can decide on the type of pattern and colour according to their decor as well as make the upholstery easily changeable or the user can decide to use the chair with or without upholstery.”