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AIA Cardboard Seat Design by Gourab Kar

Designer descriptions:
This design celebrates volumetric structure to support the weight of a human body. Constructed in two volumes, this chair is made out of corrugated cardboard , glued at the edges and comfortably seats an adult.

Competition Brief :
Design a chair with recycled cardboard that can support the weight of an adult.

Role:
The idea was to explore the load bearing characteristics of packaged cardboard and build a design that had the structural integrity to support the weight of an adult. Study of origami folding methods and three dimensional truss systems led to the development of the pyramidical structure which was iteratively prototyped
to create the optimal design for the seat.

Process:
Analysis of design brief, research into cardboard packaging, ideation sketches, prototyping in cardboard, SolidWorks model of Seat, Full scale prototype in double layered corrugated cardboard.
Deliverable: Full Scale Cardboard Seat Prototype

Duration:
2 Weeks

Acknowledgements:
Chris Neoh and Indu Thumsi