SUSHAN KUMAR YUMKHAIBAM 2016
CONCEPT The product is an outdoor AC grill chair called Alfresco which is lightweight and can work in a wide variety of spaces. Alfresco is made entirely out of AC grill and its upcycled nature reflects in its form and colour choice. It provides comfort and a maintenance free outdoor seating arrangement. The technique used is welding to ensure balanced weight distribution through the legs. I want to promote sustainable furniture through my chair which I up-cycled from a used AC grill. A general misconception about using scrap in design is the fact that aesthetics or functionality have to be compromised in order to achieve sustainable design. However, I want to bring forward the notion that furniture can be functional, aesthetic, sustainable, symbolic of a big idea and comfortable at the same time through Alfresco. I have tried to achieve utopia in the furniture world by making it extremely lightweight and simple in order for it to be slot into different seating arrangements. Functionality and comfort are essential in furniture so I have focused on building a strong support system through the legs and striven to make my design ergonomically balanced. My biggest personal objective would be to take furniture from the society’s dependance on trends and conventional aesthetics and transform it to expressive design which has a motive larger than utility and decoration alone.
Sushan Kumar Yumkhaibam
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MATERIALS MS rod , Rexine DIMENSIONS (MM) L559 x D610 x H787 / S-H 457-787 D - 610 S - 457 H - 787 L - 559 TECHNIQUE Welding
PROCESS - I collected an old Carrier AC grill and two rusted iron rods of 4mm and 8mm each approximately 9ft long for my junk. - Using that junk, I designed a chair by bending the grill to make a seat and the iron rods for the base of the chair. I welded all the joints and reinforced the frame of the seat to strengthen it. - I welded the seat and the base using a 6mm rode which also acts as a lock connecting the two. - The chair was given for painting following which I fixed the shoes. The green colour signifies reused materials. - The cushion made using rexine and foam sheets ensures great seating comfort.
“I want to bring forward the notion that furniture can be functional, aesthetic, sustainable, symbolic of a big idea and comfortable at the same time through Alfresco. “
CONTACT Sushan Kumar Yumkhaibam Furniture Design ( 2014-2018 ) National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad sushan_y@nid.edu +919871698272
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