Sol LeWitt Chairs:

Inspired by Sol LeWitt’s conceptual art of orthogonal linear geometry, these chairs synthesize successive combinations of horizontal and vertical lines in multiple configurations. The sculpted backrests on the chairs are designed to provide an ergonomic support while the notched geometry allows the two chairs to interlock in multiple configurations. The series of horizontal and vertical profiles overlap producing new patterns in each configuration, in homage to the wall drawings of Sol LeWitt.

 

Constructed from CNC cut plywood profiles, they can be mass produced while allowing them to be flat packed and shipped before assembly. The friction joint design allows the chairs to be built without mechanical fasteners. The current chairs are a prototype in the iterative design process working towards a model to be produced for the public.

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Production of the Sol LeWitt Chairs was a very labour intensive and demanding project. Construction consumed almost an entire week of work for the two of us. As these chairs are a step in the design process, they represent a series of ideas that have transformed over multiple iterations. The ideas developed over many mistakes and sleepless nights.

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Sol LeWitt Chairs:

Inspired by Sol LeWitt’s conceptual art of orthogonal linear geometry, these chairs synthesize successive combinations of horizontal and vertical lines in multiple configurations. The sculpted backrests on the chairs are designed to provide an ergonomic support while the notched geometry allows the two chairs to interlock in multiple configurations. The series of horizontal and vertical profiles overlap producing new patterns in each configuration, in homage to the wall drawings of Sol LeWitt.

 

Constructed from CNC cut plywood profiles, they can be mass produced while allowing them to be flat packed and shipped before assembly. The friction joint design allows the chairs to be built without mechanical fasteners. The current chairs are a prototype in the iterative design process working towards a model to be produced for the public.

Production of the Sol LeWitt Chairs was a very labour intensive and demanding project. Construction consumed almost an entire week of work for the two of us. As these chairs are a step in the design process, they represent a series of ideas that have transformed over multiple iterations. The ideas developed over many mistakes and sleepless nights.

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Inspired by design I explore the world through my fascination with form and function. This is a documentation of explorations in an expanding world as a fish out of water. www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/portfolio/zcfish/portfolio.pdf