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KAISAN WU Realism - Hille Chair DES7050 03/12/2013
BLOOMING CHAIR
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CONTENTS PROJECT BRIEF T he m ain p urp ose o f th e p ro j ect is to d evelop a new ch air for Hi l le, a n d fo l low so m e principles:
T he p roj ect is develo pin g Hi l le ch air fo r ed uca tion . T he ca le o f m o del ca n be 1 :5 , 1 :4 a n d 1 :3. T here a re som e co n di tio ns, sta cka ble, con siderin g m a nufactu re a n d for ed uca tio n , h ave to be con sid ered .
DESIGNER KAISAN WU
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INTRODUCTION
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ANALYSIS
PRODUCT BACKGROUND
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PRODUCT
CHOSEN DESIGN PROCESS
MARKETING POSITIONING
PRODUCT EVILUTION
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DESIGN
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DESIGN PROCESS
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DESIGN
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REFERENCE
PROCESS
EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE SPACE
ANALYSIS
NARRATIVE
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01 fig.1-1, Poly Wheel, Agor
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A CENT UR Y B R AND
INTRODUCTION T he b ra nd , Hi l le, h as been esta b lished for a cen tu ry a n d h as a g o o d rep uta tio n in furn i ture m arket. Sin ce 1 9 0 6 , Sa l a m on Hil le fo u n ded th e co m p any as a fa m ily b usiness a n d , firstl y, th e m ain p urp ose is resto ring fu rn i tu re th at is g ettin g d a m a ge. After h is d aug hter, Ray, j oin in g , Hil le sta rted to desig n fu rn i tu re in 1 9 3 2 . Mo reover, in 1 9 4 9 , Rob in Day j oin to thi s com p any wh o designed m any classic ch airs a n d m a de Hi l l e b eco m e a fa m o us b ra n d a t th at period . Du e to Rob i n Day ’s p oly ch a ir, th e chair m arket to ta l ly ch a n ged a n d sta rted desig n cha ir usin g new m ateri a l, p olyp ro pylen e. T hro u g h m any yea rs, Hi l le a lways keeps th e b ra n d va lue, wh ich is lo w-co st , sim p le a nd frien dly; fo r n ow, th ey sta rt to coo pera te wi th in novative desig ners a nd p la n to usin g recycled m ateri al to crea te a n im a ge eco -frien dly.
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PRODUCT BACKGROUND
fig.1-2,Marcel Breuer, Soylent fig.1-3,Robin Day,Vaillat fig.1-4,ARNE JACOBSEN, Buchwald fig.1-5,Vico Magistretti, SCHIFFINI fig.1-6,Phillip Starck, Taylor-Gill fig.1-7,Prospero Rasulo, marieclaire
D E F I N I T I O N T he defin i tion of th e ch osen , classic ch ai r, h as a tub ular steel fra me a n d ca n b e sta cked . T herefo re, b eca use th e ch air need s to be used for ed uca tiona l purp oses, i t n eeds to be sta cked to save ro om , a n d fo l low th e tren d of the o rig in al steel fra me in Hi l le SE ch ai r. Du e to th e o rig ins o f th e cha ir, p eople ca n observe th e evo lution of h ow i t h as been sta cked a n d i ts fo rm . Moreover, th rou gh a d optin g a n u n derst a n d in g of i ts b ackg ro u n d a new typ e o f ch air fo r ca n be d eveloped fo r Hi l le. Key fa cto rs: steel fra me, sta ck.
Series 7,Model No. 3107 1955
Model No.B6 1926-1927
Q stack Chair 1953
Experim en ta l
Th e ch air is h ig h-q u a lity
Tea k-fa ced m ou lded plywo o d
p ro to typ e o f
construction a n d
sea t con necte d to ch ro med
a rm ch air, Wassi ly.
u tili taria n which could
b en t tu b ula r
“T his wa s th e first
be sta cked .
steel b ace wi th ru b ber ca p
Mo dern ist
feet.
tu b ula r-steel ch air.� ( V & A M, 2 0 0 6) fig.1-9,Q Stak chairs, modernroom
fig.1-10,3107, casa FACTORY fig.1-8,Model NO.B6, Vaillat
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Marcel Breuer
Robin Day
Arne Jacobsen
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Olly Tango Chair 1994
The form is in sp ired by B reu er ’s ch air
It m arks a new
in 1 9 2 6 a n d the ch air ca n be sta cked .
m atu ri ty in Sta rck’s
Polyprop Chair 1963
wo rk wh ich h as given
First u sin g this
ri se to p arti cu la rty
m ateri a l, p olyp rop len e,
elem en t a n d ration al
in ch ar d esig n a n d the
form .
ch a ir is m ost cl assic in Hi l le.
fig.1-16, Sliver CHAIR, De Padova
Selene Chair 1969
fig.1-15, OLLY TANGO CHAIR, you-desmo
C h m pression - m ould ed
Dr. Glob Chair 1969
“Reg la” fi b reg lass rein forced p olyester str u ct u re. fig.1-11, Selene Chair, NOVA68MORDERN DESIGN
“th e on ly rea l eco log ica l
fig.1-17, POLY CHAIR, V&A search the collections
He l ike to try a ny m ateri a l
Calea Chair 1996
in his d esig n . A m odern
The ch air red use to a
ch air in th at p eriod .
p arctica ble m in im u m th e
a nswer.”
a m ou nt o f m ateri als n ecess a ry fo r th eir fu nction s. fig.1-12, Selene Chair, SWIVEL UK
fig.1-13, Dr. Glob Chair, ARIF-FURNITURE DESIGN fig.1-14, Calea Chair, 1000 chairs
Vico Magistretti
Philippe Starck
Prospero Rasulo
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PRODUCT EVOLUTION
fig.1-18, Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer, THECOOLIST
ENTHUSIAST PRODUCT Model No.B6 “This was th e first M odernist tu bu lar-stee l ch air.” ( V & A M, 2 0 0 6)
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This ch air is a m o del a n d was inven ted b efore th e a rm ch air. It is steel a n d tu b ular in i ts fo rm a n d th e ch air h as d irectly influ enced th e a p pea ra nces of m any ch airs o f th e sa me typ e.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Polyprop Chair Since Rob in Day usin g new m ateri a l p olyp ro pylen e in chair d esi g n , th ere is a h u ge ch a n ge fu rn i tu re m arket a n d h is ch air len ds a tren d for every desig ners wh o sta rt to use th is m ateri al in th eir desig n . Moreover, th is is a n op p ortun i ty to exp a nd Hi l l e’s b usin ess a n d th e ch air be used in every place, ed uca t ion al insti tu tions a n d o ffice.
CONSUMER PRODUCT Broom Chair
fig.1-20, POLY CHAIR, modern room
No wa days, m ore a n d m ore p eople rea lize th at p ro tecti n g th e enviro nmen t is very i m p orta nt a n d som e desig ners wa nt to use th eir wo rk to rem in d p eople to be frien dly fo r ea rth . Usin g recycled m ateri al becom es o ne o f g reen deig n a n d som e of p eo ple wh o wa nt to p rotect e nviron men t sta rt to p urchase th ese p ro d ucts. The ch air, b room , wh ich is usin g 9 0% recycle p lastic a n d been inven ted by Ph il l ip Sta rck. fig.1-19, BROOM, EMECO
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PRODUCT ANALYSIS
LONG SHOT LEVEL 0
Giu lio Na tta inven ted p olyp ropylen e in 1 9 5 4 a n d , in th e sa me p eriod , Robin Day used new m aterial to stir th e m arket o f fu rn i tu re con su mers. Ad optin g p olyp ropylene to m ake a ch air wa s n ot on ly h ig h im p act in resista nce b ut i ts m ech a nica l p roperties were tou g h a nd at a lo w co st to b e m ass-p rod uced . After t h at , Hi l le crea ted m any p olyp ro pylene ch airs a n d h a d a g rea t rep uta tion in th e m arket. Fo r fu tu re p la n nin g , Hil le d rew u p a p la n to h elp th e environ men t by u sin g recycled m ateri al th at co uld be so ld at a n even lower co st th a n b efo re.
FOREGROUND LEVEL 1
T he ch air h as erg on omic fea tu res a n d flexib le p lastic to su p p ort p eo p le to si t. W i th m any co lou rs, i t m akes th e ch air looks m ore fri en dly. fig.2-1, SE CHAIR, Hille
L ow-co st is th e best ch oice for b u lk-p urch ace.
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PDF Compressor Pro INTERACTION Sta cka ble ch a irs h ave a lways been a req u irem en t, m akin g i t id eal fo r use in ed uca tion in which Hi l le h as g ood rep uta tion in th is m arket.
FUNCTION The m ain p urp ose fo r Hi l le SE ch air is i ts erg o n o mic fea tu res su p p orting th e stru ctu re o f b ack which red uce p ressu re in th e sp ine.
A p art from sta cking , th ere is a n oth er fu nction o f th e SE ch air: th e curve on the b ack is ea sy for p eople to ca rry a n d i t also co nfo rm s wi th th e erg on omic req uirem en ts of th e stru ctu re.
It su p p orts th e sp ine wh en si tting . In a d di tio n, desig ners m a de the struct u re to co rrect p eop le p ostu re wh i lst si ttin g in the ch air. Mo reover, th e m ateri a l , p olypropylen e a n d tu bular steel , is co n sisten t wi th Hi l le’s style a n d i ts a im for lo w-co st p ro d uctio n.
AESTHETICS T here a re six di fferen t si zes fo r stu den ts o f a l l a ges in sch o o ls a n d i ts m in im a list a p pea ra nce a l lows co st red uction b ut wi tho u t lo sin g i ts functi on a lity a n d si g nifica nt en ha ncem en t o f th e aesth eti cs o f the ch air. Mo reover, every co rn er o f the cha mfer m akes ch air lo oks friend l y a n d sa fe. A d di tio n al l y is co m es in low sa tu ra ted colo urs su ch as ( lea f, slate, sca rl et, m ocha , eb ony, ivo ry, p aci fic) a n d is also fri endly in i ts a p pea ra nce a n d th erefo re is n ot too overp oweri n g in co lo u rs con siderin g i t wi l l b e u sed o n a d a ily b asis.
CLOSE UP LEVEL 2
COST Hil le fo cu ses on low-co st p rod uction ; no t only i n ch oice o f m ateri als as wel l as i ts m old d esig n . In a d di tion , the com p any ru ns o wn m old in g a n d meta lwo rk fa cto ry in Haverh il l; i t is not on ly in th e p ro cess of achi evin g p rod uctio n efficiency but is saving a d di tiona l co sts by o rd erin g m ateri a ls a n d savin g on d elivery ch arg es a n d tra nsp ort co sts o f p rod uction m ateri als. Fo r d istri b ution , con sumers ca n p urch ase th e ch a ir th rou g h Hi l le’s sh ops and som e reta ilers on web si tes su ch as “th e con so rtiu m”.
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FUNCTION “Po lyp ro pylene is from th e com m odi ty grou p of p lastics-m ateri als th at a re com m on , easy to m old a n d ch ea p.” ( Lefteri , 2 0 0 6) In term s o f m ateri a l, p olyp ro pylen e is wi d ely used in m old in g d ue to fea tu res su ch as lo w co st, g ood stren gth a nd rig idi ty. In 1 9 54, Hi l le b eg a n to exten sivel y use p olyp ro pylen e wh en m akin g cha irs. In th eir p roducts, th ey d isp layed d ura ble fea tures o f plasti cs in fu rn i tu re desi g n th at p ro m ised lon gevi ty. Hi l le is a d di tion al ly excel len t a t in jecti ng a n d th e m old in g of Therm oplasti cs, Ga s In jecti o ns a n d Twin sh ot m old i ng . In term s o f stru ctu re, SE cha irs focu s on erg on omic fea tu res fo r th e b ack a n d th ree sta ge o f cu rva tu re to su p p ort d i fferen t p arts o f sp ine en cou ra gin g the best p ostu re. Due to th is m a n ufa ctu rin g p rocess , en gineers th icken the ed ges o f sea t ’s b ack a n d use g as in jecti o ns to m ake stru ctu re stro n ger; i t a lso keep s th e co st of m ateri a ls d own .
INTERACTION
AESTHETICS
COST
Di fferen t si ttin g p osi tio ns wo uld a ffect u ser ’s p hysio log ica l a n d p sych olog ica l feel in gs.
No wa days, m any ch airs a re g en era l ly min im a list in th eir a p pea ra nce a n d ea ch ch air h as d i fferen t fea tures, m ateri als a n d stru ctu res.
T here a re six sizes of th e SE chair a n d p arts o f th e sa me m old a re u sed fo r ea ch ch air. This is a n oth er stra teg y to red uce co st.
T he ES ch air wa s inven ted fo r ed uca tio na l in sti tutio ns, th e m ain p urp ose bein g to h elp stud en ts to feel co m fo rta ble en co u ra gin g co rrect p ostu re a n d to even en ha nce th e q u a li ty o f lea rn in g th rou g h co m fo rt.
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The fo rm o f the SE ch air i s fo l lowin g the tren d a nd in fa ct, th e Hi l le’s ch air h as been in flu enced by th e desig ns o f Robin Day. C urren tl y, a l th ou gh Hi l le co l la b ora tes wi th in nova tive desig ners, th e p rod uct h as n ot lost i t b ra n d im a ge wh ich is si m ple, frien dly a n d co lou rfu l.
Moreover, Hi l le u ses th e sa me m old to d evelop d i fferen t typ es o f ch a irs su ch as SE Swivel ch ai r, SE Stool a n d oth ers o f th e sa me series.
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MARKET POSITIONING LOW-COST, HIGH-QUALITY, FRIENDLY In th e ed uca tio n al fu rn i tu re m arket, Hi l le’s b ra n d va lue is low-co st b ut hig h in q u a li ty. In a d di tio n , Hi l le’s p ro d uct is not in ferio r to o ther b ra n ds a l thou g h Hil le d oes n ot provide ch airs wi th versa tili ty a s th is i s a sa les stra teg y in th e m arket. B eca use Hi l le provides h ig h-q u a li ty a n d lo w-co st ch airs o f b asic fu nction a li ty, th e co n di tion i s m ore a ttra ctive fo r a la rg e n um ber of ed uca tion al in sti tu tions a n d they a re m a de fo r b u lk p urch ase. C o m p ared to o ther b ra n ds, ta ke Steelca se fo r exa m ple, th e com p any offers a m ul ti funct ion al classro o m cha ir, Node which is m odern in a p pea ra nce a n d u ses h ig h q u a lity m ateri als. Ho wever, th ere is a p rop ortional g ro wt h in price a n d fu nction a n d th ey ca n o n ly be ava ila ble to som e in st i tution s, whi ch h ave th e fi n a nces to p urchase in th is m arket. To sum u p, th e evo lutio n of Hi l le ch air h as been su p p orted by i ts lo w-co st, h i g h q u a li ty b ra n d a n d i ts im plemen tion of fu tu re p la ns to use recycled m ateri a l a n d to co n serve th e environ men t.
fig.2-2, Q Stak chairs, modernroom
fig.2-3, Node chairs, Steelcase
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MARKET POSITIONING C om p arin g th e price wi th other ed uca tion al ch airs a n d hil le ch ai r, th at wou ld be ea sy to kn ow wh ere th e Hi l l e’s p osi tion a n d a dva nta ge is. fig.2-4~2-13, school chairs, MORLERYS
MORE FUNCTION £10
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Blooming C h a i r £23.95
£60
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over £100
Mata Swivel C h a i r £54.95 Node Chair £279
Value Poly Upholstered C h a i r £26.95
Vesta Chair
Cantilever Chair BD4C £33.95
£69.95
SE Chair £26.95
S c h o o l £13 Poly Chair
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Concordia C h a i r £24.95
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Upholstered Clearance
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EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE SPACE “The Gre e n Cha ir is m ade from re cycled polypropyle n e plasti c — which can b e re cycled again at the e nd of its u se fu l li fe . The Gre e n Chair i s lon g-lastin g , affordabl e , re spon sibly produ ce d, an d it has be e n c e rtifi ed u nde r the U NE 150301 e co de sig n standard. ” (c odstu de nt, 2011)
W i th th is di versi fied pro d uct flo o din g in to th e m arket, th e rep lacem en t ra te is risin g a n d th ese p rod ucts a re being so ld o u t or d isca rd ed . Desig ner, Javier Ma risca l, h as discovered that t h e li fesp a n of this p ro d uct is b ecom in g sh orter, a n d th inks that t h rou g h usin g recycled m ateri a l to m ake th e p ro d uct th ey wo uld be l ess l ikely to b e d isca rd ed a n d co n tin ue th e recycl in g of m ateri a l wh en m akin g th is n ew p ro d uct.
Therefo re, h e desig ned a g reen chair u sin g p olyp ro pyl en e, which is ea sier to be recycled a n d is th erefo re ch ea per. In a d di tion , th e con cept h as been recognized by th e eco desig n sta n d ard s a n d , in th e fu tu re, th e p rod uct wou ld be o ffered fo r o ffices, sch ools, u niversi ties. fig.2-15,Javier Mariscal, inhabitat
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EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE SPACE ABOUT RECYCLE 1 .Recycl in g is a fea sible p rop osa l to get b ack so m e o f p olym ers wh ich ca n be u sed a g ain . 2 .Du e to th e p rice of petro leu m risi n g , i t beco m es eco nom ic to recycle p o l ym ers ra th er th a n p rod uce wi th virg in m ateri als. fig.2-16,recycled palstic chair, inhabitat
What is the problem? 1 . C ol lecti on ta kes ti m e a n d extra d elivery fee a re to be ch arg ed . 2 . Classi fying m ixed p lastic is d i fficu l t a n d ca uses p ol lution . 3 .Rem ovin g la bels, print a n d a ccess o ries is im p ossible a n d n ot 1 0 0 % a chieva ble a n d th erefo re m ore en erg y is wa sted . 4.It is d i fficu l t to disti n g uish th ese p olym ers, PET a n d PV Cs d urin g th e m ech a nica l p rogress.
fig.2-18,chart 2, the Imp EE project
Current recycle product 1 .PET: ch ea p ca rp ets, fleeces 2 .PE, PP: b lock b o ard , p lastic ch a i rs fig.2-17,chart 1, the Imp EE project
A p art from HDPE, p olyp ropylen e ( PP) i s u sin g widely as wel l as b ein g recycled a n d th at wou ld be a m arket to use recycled PP. 13
Po lyp ropylen e ( PP) is m ore su i ta ble fo r p rod ucin g ch airs a n d the p rice becom es ch ea per th a n usin g vi rg in p lasti c.
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CHOSEN DESIGN PROCESS This wi l l in clu de a log ica l ( rea listic) a p proa ch for th e cu rren t m arket a n d wil l com p are th e p reviou s a n alysis wi th my con cep t a n d explore th e risk in th is p roject.
MATERIAL
BRAND VALUE AND IMAGE
A cco rd in g to p revio u s resea rch , recycl in g d oes n ot red uce p ro fi t co m p ared to usin g virg in m ateri a ls, beca use o f i ts m any pro ced ures, wh ich a re com p lex a n d waste m o ney; h owever, i f ch a n ges to p ro ductio n p ro ced ures o ccu r, i t m ig ht be p ossib le to use recycled m ateri a l a n d m ake a p ro fi t.
People m ig ht n ot recognize th is p rod uct ’s evo lu tion ary form o f Hi l le at first b u t th e new p la n to use recycled m ateri a l sym b oli zes a new b eg inning a n d is m ovin g towa rd s bein g m ore eco -frien dly.
Fo l lowin g on from th e co n cep t p rovid ed by th e ch airm a n of Hi l le, Fo ster B., i f a co m p any recycles Hi l le chairs wh en th e p ro d ucts a re d a m a ged o r d isca rd ed , th ey ca n used d irectl y wi th out mixi ng oth er p olym ers a n d save m oney and time t o classi fy. This stra teg y co n tin ues the recycl in g p ro cess wi th cu st o m ers d ue to classi fyin g p rod uct for co n su mers a n d provid in g a g ain to th em o n a cycl ica l b asis.
It th erefo re req uires a new i m a ge so t hat t h is p rod uct d oes n ot lo se th e va lue: sim pl ici ty a n d a p proach a b ili ty fo r use in ed uca tion .
MANUFACTURE Desig nin g a b ra n d new ch a i r wou ld co sts m oney a s m olds need to be m a de a nd i t wo uld b e m ore d i fficu l t to m ake d ue to th e ch air h aving m any cu rves.
fig.3-1,sketch, inhabitat
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DESIGN PROCESS
CONCEPT T hrou g h b ra in in g sto rm in g , I a m th inkin g h ow I ca n m ake th e co st be lo wer th a n b efo re resea rch th e recycl in g of p olyp ro pylen e. A fter t h at , i t wo u ld be p ossible to a chieve th is a im a n d the recycle m ateri al th at d oesn ’ t req u ire d eg ra d atio n a secon d tim e ro u n d . However, th e q u a lity of recycled m ateri a l is n ot b etter th a n vi rg in m ateri a l a n d beca use o f th is, I inten d to use 5 0 % recycled a n d 5 0 % virg in p l astic.
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When th e id ea is esta b lish ed , I a im con ti n ue wi th th e im a ge o f eco -frien d ly ch airs wh ich a re id eal wh en p urch ased in b ulk fo r ed uca tion al p urp oses.
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fin al d ecisi o n
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DESIGN PROCESS
MODEL MAKING First o f a l l, I m ake a p ro to typ e ch air to sch eme h ow to m ake a m odel. After t h at , d ue to th ere a re m any cu rves on b ack, I p la n to use 3D printin g . U nfo rtu n ately, th e 3D printin g is ou t o f o rd er, so I u se jelu to n g as m ateri al to m ake a m odel. T he m ost d i fficu l t p art i s j oin in g the leg a n d usin g weld in g . A fter p olish in g th e m o del, I u se p ray to p aint to su rfa ce a s rea l textu re a n d co lo u r.
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PACKAGING I design a p acka ge as g i ft a n d , wi th th e sp iri t o f recycle, th e b ox wo uld b e secon d used as b o nsa i.
HISTORY of HILLE T h e b ran d , Hil l e, h as b e en e st ab li sh ed fo r a ce n tu ry an d has a g ood re p utati on in fu rn itu re mar ke t. Sin ce 1 9 0 6 , Sal amon Hi l le fou n ded th e compa ny as a famil y b usi n ess an d , fi rst l y, th e mai n p urpose is re st o r i n g fu rnitu re th at i s g e ttin g d amage.
After his daughter, Ray, j oi n in g , Hil l e st a rt ed to d esi g n fu rnitu re in 1 9 3 2 . M oreover, in 1949, Robin Day join to this company who designed many classi c chairs and made Hi l le b e come a famou s bran d at th at pe ri od . Due to Robin Day ’s poly chair, the chair market total ly
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changed and sta rted design chair using n ew material, p olyp ro pyl en e .
T h rou g h many years , Hi l le always keep s the brand val ue, wh ich is l ow-co s t, si mp le an d fri en d l y; fo r n ow, they start to cooperate wi th innovati ve d esi g n ers an d p l an to u si n g rec ycle d mate r ial to c re ate an i mage eco -friendly.
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DESIGN PROCESS ANALYSIS CRATIVITY AND RISK TAKING At first, my co n cep t th at u sin g recycled m ateri al wou ld be m ore p rofi t a n d g ood for enviro n men t is overth ro wn , beca use th ere is n eg ati ve in fo rm ation a b o ut recyclin g . Fo rtu n atel y, wh en I visi tin g Hi l l e’s fa cto ry, th e ch airm a n , Forster B. to ld me a b out the fu tu re p la n recyclin g th eir o wn cha irs wh ich wou ld n ot m ix o th er p olym ers a n d ca n usin g a g ain d irectl y. After t h at , my co n cept ca n keep s g oin g a n d u sing recycl ed m ateri al con form s th e b ra n d va lu e, lo w-co st; th erefo re, I desi g n a ch air wi th th is pl a n a n d m ake a new im a ge fo r Hi l le.
PROPOSED EVOLUTION T he p urp ose is evo lutio nary in m ateri al a sp ects a n d th rou g h the co n sid era tio n of th e eco issu e, Hi l le ca n m a inta in lo n g relatio n sh ips wi th co n su mers a n d b u ild a g o o d im a ge o f bein g frien dly to the enviro n men t. Mo reover, th e co st wou ld be lo wer th a n usin g virg in p lastic. Due to th e a p pea ra nce o f B lo o m in g cha ir, Hi l le wou ld h ave a new ta rg et wh ich is co ffee sh op.
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DESIGN NARRATIVE
WHAT
WHO
The ch a ir is g reen desig n a n d th e a p pea ra nce is co m in g fo r p lant. U sin g recycled m ateri a l is a n ew im a ge fo r Hi l le.
S om e p eople wh o ca re a b out the environ men t a nd wa nt to tea ch p eople to love th e wo rld th rou g h p urch asin g eco-p rod uct.
WHY C urren tly, m any com p any sta rt to ca re a b out th e enviro nmen t a n d p eop le b el ieve th at so rt o f p rod uct wo uld b e help fu l fo r the wo rld . For o ne sid e, th e enviro nmen t wou ld be b etter a n d , for th e oth er, co m p any wou ld m ake a g ood im a ge a n d p rob a bly g et m ore p ro fi t tha n befo re.
WHEN In th e cl ass, stud io a n d co ffee, p eo p le wa nt to ta ke a si t.
WHERE T his chair i s for ed uca tion al insti tu tions a n d even th e coffee sh op in sch ool or office.
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DESIGN NARRATIVE th ick ed ge m ake i t strong
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FUNCTION
INTERACTION
th e m aterial is recycled p olyp ro pylen e a n d steel. Usin g 5 0 % recycled PP avo ids th at th e tou g h ness n ot stro n g en ou g h to su p p ort p eo p le’s wri g ht.
T he B loom in g ch air i s sta cka b le a n d the ha n dle b eh in d th e b ack ca n h ook b a g or som e person a l steff.
AESTHETICS
COST
T he co n cep t o f a p pea ra nce is p la nt a n d the u se th e m ost so ft p art o f p la nt as sea t b ack. Two lea fs cro ssin g to gether sym b o lizes su p p orti n g p eople’s b ack wi th so ft an d co m fo rta ble. In a d di tio n , th e o rg a n ic fo rm m akes th e ch air l o oks m odern a n d m in im a list; th e co lo u r is fresh g reen a n d n o the stron g fo r red ucin g visu a l im p act.
B eca use o f u sing th e recycled m ateri a l, co st is red uced a n d ca n m ass-p rod uce. T h at wou ld m akes com p any get m ore p ro fi t th a n b efore.
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