The Balancing Stool defines a harmonic relationship between form and function. The tab-less weaving system and internal structure enable a completely symmetrical form while functionally supporting the user’s weight at various seating angles.
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Timeline
5 Weeks
Research Synthesis
Solo
Concept Development
Solo
Course
Industrial Design Studio
In the latest iteration of my stool design, I created a tab-less system that weaves a strip in and out of the top and bottom exterior pieces. This enables a seamless, radially symmetrical hexagonal form.
Additionally, the breakthrough in the internal structure enables the user to rock in all directions, enhancing the beauty of the hexagonal prism's radial symmetry.
Brendan Oshida, a fellow ID major at Georgia Tech, was the sole focus of this project. Brendan requested that his cardboard stool should be designed to replace his desk chair in his dorm space and take inspiration from “balancing” chairs that encourage a more active seating position to correct poor posture.
Brendan is inspired by minimalistic and boho movements and attracted to clean lines, angular surfaces, woven textiles, geometric shapes, and muted colors.
In an effort to generate a stool that was simple and awe-inspiring, I turned to the art of Origami. The beautiful overlapping and folding features of flowers and geometric boxes served as a basis for my research and further material studies.
Small-scale chipboard models explored various joining and interlocking systems, as well as, folding and interfacing techniques.
