Design optimization processes tend to fall into orthogonal solutions, either for economic or environmental sustainability purposes. This process reflects the search for a proposal that allows playing with both extremes, reconciling the rational processes of using the material with the fluidity of organic aesthetics.
We began by making form scans taking into account the generic dimensions of the material. In turn, geometries were thought to allow for bonding without adding additional elements. These laces had to work simultaneously in the cutting of the foil and in the final assembly, to ensure zero waste.
The process of reducing waste and aesthetically solving the final geometry was parallel and of constant dialogue, making decisions about when it was necessary to prevail one over the other.
This led to asymmetric and unexpected results, which suggest the design process in the final aesthetics.
This led to asymmetric and unexpected results, which suggest the design process in the final aesthetics.
The armchair can be manufactured with a single cutting process, and packed and transported in a volume of 81 x 122 x 3 cm. Some of the assemblies are still to be resolved to eliminate waste completely.
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