Föränderlig sittmöbel - att trolla fram en extra plats

Abstract

The purpose of my project was to explore variability. I wanted to combine different ways of sitting and create some kind of seating furniture that could be changed to fit different kinds of situations and needs. I sought after a way to express safety and stability in the seating furniture and at the same time make it clear that it could be changed into something else or something more. It was very important to me that the furniture piece would have a long lifetime and would be something you kept for a long period of time. I decided that the changeable factor in my piece would be the possibility to change it from being a chair for one person into being a bench for two people. I saw a need for a new kind of extra chair that you don´t have to pack up or hide away when you are not using it. I wanted to use what you already have and exploit the possibilities in that instead of just adding yet another piece of furniture. After making lots of small sketch models I came up with the idea to split the seat and back in half and by doing that double the surfaces. That way I could combine two different kinds of furniture without weakening the function or expression in any of them, instead it could make each of them stronger. I chose pine wood for the mate¬rial and made a full scale model which I treated with white lye to extend the chairs life time. After I had made the model I drew blueprints where I made some small changes. I see the model as a first test and also as a proof that my idea works. I believe that my chair fulfills a need and in the future I would like to continue working with it and develop it further.