#pinechair

pine sculpture chair 2 hand carved ebonized pine 38X13"

The Pine chair would have used about 15 lengths of 2400 4"x2". So if I had used a traditional cabinetry hard wood, it may have been more expensive but I would have used about a third of the amount. 

Once the mock of was completed and sat it, It was realized that although the slats did give way under pressure it was still a firm siting position. I decided to lay the Mock up on its back and sit on the slats to see how much weight they could take, and they managed to take my weight with out any trouble at all. It was now that I altered the design of the back/seat base, For the final piece I would have the layered 3 mm slats in the base and have floating vertical slats for the back, these would enter a large section of Pine at the base of the chair and give to the weight of someones back, molding to the sitters back. This idea was not a new idea however, it was just a revised design of one previously seen in Chrystel Hadiwibawa's cement chair 'P1'  

The goal for second semester was to make a low slung, comfortable chair, I sourced some inspiration from a chair a friend had; A 70's retro low slung chair. Although it was cool and retro, it was uncomfortable as all of the proportions seemed to be out. The goal now, was to make a low slung chair that resolved what problems this chair had, whilst playing with cheap construction materials.

The pine chair is a contemporary take on a traditional chair by Hans J. Wegner; CH27. It challenges an ever-growing problem that furniture designer-makers are facing in Australia and abroad; the scarcity and excessive price of traditional wood working timber. The Chair has been made from construction grade Radiata Pine sourced from the local hardware store. Pine is uncommon in fine furniture making and is known for being cheap, young timber that is hard to work and lacks the strength of traditional wood working timbers. The chairs fabrication maximises what strength the material does have through multiple curved laminations and joinery that is inspired by traditional Scandinavian wedge joints.