Comments on: Origami Chair by So Takahashi

By: zuy

zuy — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:22:07 +0000

May be Edouardo is right , it’s quite nice and easy to manufacture but for contract market? outdoors furniture? indoors furniture?

By: zuy

zuy — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:52:14 +0000

see other goog design ins^pired by origami

http://kostasvoyatzis.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/inspired-by-origami-art/

By: Eduardo Baroni

Eduardo Baroni — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:43:53 +0000

Despite the name. I don´t think it represents a real origame style chair. Maybe the italian market could refuse it because of past trends but not Norway´s.

I like it. It´s lines are simple. It´s clean, light. Looks confortable.

By: zuy

zuy — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:26:40 +0000

You are right Xit , it’s the same for “barock” in any catalogue “Now its over to the late adopters to enjoy and kill it.”

By: merkel van derkel

merkel van derkel — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:19:42 +0000

the first image has been photoshopped on the sides to extend the frame.

By: Xit

Xit — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:16:55 +0000

Even though it marks the epoque, I think the origami/facette style is way past over, It was cool to do it in 2003/4 when Gricic, Rene Barba and the Bouroulec’s did some good work in this style.

Now its over to the late adopters to enjoy and kill it.

By: zuy

zuy — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:29:34 +0000

i think some designers are right about technical pb but technical is near nothing for an iconic chair but it’s could be an icon and as consultant i must say origami like was a trend until Milan 07 in object , in furniture and in lighting design

By: iamreply

iamreply — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:00:11 +0000

cpcp i’m not saying they will do the “splits.” i’m just saying there will be a little bit of horizontal movement ( wobble) when sitting. nothing serious but still it will be there. This chair is underdeveloped. trust me i know. iamdesigner

By: cpcp

cpcp — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:52:07 +0000

I cant believe this debate about stability.
Its not rocket science – its basic basic engineering!
Refer to Scotts reply if you are unsure about the stability of this chair. Obviously if you lean back in this chair you’re asking for it.

Henry and iamreply:
See bottom pic – there is no 90 degree fold in the leg sheet at the joint between the leg sheet and the seat sheet – which would help. So it looks like the two sheets are welded together in a butt joint (not very stiff joint, high bending moment taken up by welds) . But to allevieate this, from what I can see I believe that the backrest sheet is what is supporting the butt joint, securing the leg sheets and stopping them from doing the splits.

By: zuy

zuy — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:52:33 +0000

@ Fred “Wow, the comments are so relaxed and friendly all of a sudden.
I wonder how long this will last.”
When the selection is good the comments are positive but provocation against designers will come soon (see tape mesure project)