Cardboard Chair Short Film

1) What was your design process?
In order to create a durable chair, that was both aesthetic and lightweight, we had to use a very in depth design process. First, the group used brainstorming and rapid prototyping to create an appealing multi-use chair. During the design process we emphasized a chair that was not limited to one purpose and just as comfortable being a dining room chair s a school desk chair. We kept in mind the importance of assembly and disassembly for the purposes of mass production and shipping. We made the chair accessible and easy to store. The chair we created was made with double ply C2C certified cardboard and was designed with two intersecting strips of cardboard in order to support the person. Further, the chair was constructed from one 56.5X35.25 sheet of cardboard and made minimal cuts to minimize waste.

How did you deal with observation, brainstorming, rapid prototyping, testing, refining, and implementation?
As a group, we observed and took notes of other successful, chairs that supported at least 200lbs. Group members were encouraged to create their own independent sketches and models. After a series of reviews, the selections were narrowed down to two designs.




2) In what way is your chair a product of a responsible Cradle to Cradle design process?
The group used cradle-to-cradle design principles as design criteria throughout the process. Our first step was finding C2C certified cardboard. Further, we emphasized minimal waste during the production process and designed a lightweight chair that has a reduced life-cycle analysis though the shipping and production process.




How your group not only address but optimize those design constraints in the final chair design? (Aesthetic character, Function, Durability, Sustainability, and Less is more.)
The durability was expressed through the design of cardboard columns. Appropriate slits in the cardboard were made for each of the cardboard pieces to fit into. The function of our design included easy accessibility, movement and strong support for our project. The aesthetic character we used was a simple model created as a tester by one of the group members. The sustainability included cardboard strips for support, and was tested and recreated according to our results.




3) Where did you get your cardboard from? Why did you choose this source?
We got all of our cardboard from trash cans around campus with 100% recyclable labels. None of our cardboard has any form of tape or paint on it; it is strictly cardboard so it is able to be 100% recyclable. 4) Provide the actual weight of your chair in ounces.
Our scale was unable to register the exact weight of the chair. We estimate that the chair is between 12-16 ounces

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Education

Tags:

• Cardboard
• chair
• ALA 100

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