The Acutus stool is made up of carefully selected dimensions to create an aesthetically pleasing and stable piece of furniture.
Each bend is created effortlessly through traditional hand-bending techniques, assisted by the perforations in the metal.
The elegant form can be viewed from any angle, each creating their own geometric shapes and allowing the light to play upon the angled surfaces.
The stool comes in both brushed and painted finishes, providing a finished product to suit many different tastes.
Below you can see my initial renders, a result of countless hours making cardboard mockups and experimenting with angles to create what I believe is a structurally sound and truly beautiful form.
I decided I wanted the stool to be lightweight, so I settled on using 1mm aluminium which would be water jet cut as a flatpack sheet. From there I could hand fold the form and the natural tension of the bends would allow the stool to retain its shape without the need for any fastenings.
Once I received the water jet cut 1mm aluminium from the cutters, I began sanding the entire surface and every edge with fine grit sandpaper
The flat sheet has been prepped for folding
I made some simple angle guides from scrap MDF to ensure I got the precise angles as close as possible
After folding, the stool is ready to be prepped for painting
The final stool, painted in a two step spray gun process in a baby blue colour
Detail of the perforations and material qualities
Evidence of use and wear
More detail of the surface finish
Extreme close up of water cutting detail/texture
Plan view render of the folding process
Render of proposed colours and finishes (powder-coated/annodized)
Render in white, displaying the qualities of the form
Photograph of actual model, illuminated from within giving an interesting perspective of form
The stool displays qualities of low weight and perfect balance
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