Alar is an easy chair developed as a hypothetical exercise for the Oita Airport lounge in Japan. The lounge, designed by Japanese architect Takao Shiotsuka, features a striking plywood centrepiece in the skeletal form of a tree. Alar draws inspiration from the form and materials of the centerpiece. It is comfortable for a wide range of body types and supports activities such as reading, watching TV, tablet browsing and conversing.
The mild steel tube frame can be shaped using computer numerically controlled machinery while the locally sourced Hoop-pine plywood seat and backrest have been vacuum formed and can too be CNC milled to shape to save on labour costs and therefore be more viable to produce in my country, Australia.
SolidWorks Render
Render In Situ
Prototype
Ideation Sketches
CNC routering ribs for mould
Assembling Mould
Bending of tube steel
Clamping of steel for welding
Vacuum forming plywood seat
Plywood seat after forming
Seat cut to shape and upholstered
