U chair
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2017
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en
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76
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This thesis demonstrates the occupation knowledge and skills about I have learned for ten years as a design student. The experience in two di erent design elds, industrial design and furniture design, helps me to discover more potential possibilities during designing. There is no doubt that the industrial development has become more advanced nowadays. Designers can apply variety of technologies and materials; however, some principle still should be followed. For example, The structure of product should be sturdy, and the aesthetics are kept at the same time. Hence, my graduation thesis will study and test di erent possibilities based on those principles above. The main elements of design are composed of material and structure. Classic design has innovative elements and meets its material character so that it can present its natural essence and beauty. For instance, wood and stone are all pure material. Designers use their creativity and modern technology to innovate an extraordinary design. The research establishes from the literature review: the history and usage of structure and the function of structure to furniture. The goal is to nd the inspiration and motivation from the di erent points of view. The conclusion of the literature review will be the basic knowledge for this design project, and later on, the material will be selected and applied to the structure. My thesis researches di erent kinds of Information related to structure. After considerations, the shell structure is selected as the main element for this project because it can reduce the weight and also makes the furniture sturdy. Besides, the plywood is chosen as the material because it is a exible material. The characteristic of plywood provides more feasibility to play with the shell structure. In a variety of furniture, the chair is the best topic to show a designer’s ability because the structure of the chair plays an important role during design process since users’ safety is the top priority. All practical works have been carried out by a trial and error method. This thesis writing depends on the experience during the process. The limit of plywood is challenged for several times and the production problems are also considered, so the nal prototype displays an armchair with the innovation and unique U-form legs. The special feature of this chair is the legs with only R 65 mm U-form. Thus, the chair is named as U-chair, which can show the concept for the user directly.Description
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Järvisalo, JoukoThesis advisor
Viljanen, IiroKeywords
chair, structure, material, plywood