Alien Chair
FUNCTIONAL ART YOU
CAN SIT 0N. OR N0T
First 3D Sketches: Armature Wire and Gesture Studies
Initial concept; later narrowed down into a single frame
INSPIRED BY
BRUTALISM AND SCI-FI, ALIEN CHAIR
DISPLAYS A PLAYUL CONTRAST BETWEEN A RIGID BUT
STURDY FRAME AND AN ELASTIC SEAT, EMB0DYING A PIECE
0F ART THAT REMINDS THE VIEWER THAT
EVERYTHING AR0UND US IS N0T ONLY BEAUTIFUL BUT CAN BE INTERACTED WITH,
THUS BLURRYING THE LINES BETWEEN SCULPTURE AND DESIGN
Ergonomics and material studies
THE CHAIR EXPLOITS THE MOST COMFORTABLE FURNNITURE DIMEN-
SIONS ALONG WITH AN UNCANNY TWIST THAT IS BOTH INTRIGUING
AND INVITING FOR THE USER
Initial 3D Render
Details and Renders in an environment
ALIEN CHAIR FEATURES A STURDY 1.5” DIAMETER BENT STEEL FRAME WITH CHAIN
ATTACHMENTS THAT STRETCH A RUBBER LATEX MATERIAL, THUS ACQUIRING THE QUALITIES OF
A CONVENTIONAL SEAT WITHOUT COMPROMISING ERGONOMICS
Prototype
3D Print, Apoxie Clay, Filler and Paint Sprays, metal rings, natural rubber, metal grommets
1:5 Scale Technical Drawing