To design a collapsible,foldaway, easy to use seating using cardboard in any form.
I made a few rough sketches in order to understand the mechanism that should be involved to design the product.
This process involved brainstorming and research on the existing products and properties of the material.
Further to that I came up with 3 concepts!
This process involved brainstorming and research on the existing products and properties of the material.
Further to that I came up with 3 concepts!
Concept 1 : Folding and Locking technique using corrugated cardboard and deriving "A", the initials of my name.
Concept 2: Sticking a few layers of cardboard sheets and the interlocking them.
Concept 3 : Using cardboard tubes to make a small stool.
Concept 2: Sticking a few layers of cardboard sheets and the interlocking them.
Concept 3 : Using cardboard tubes to make a small stool.
After a few explorations and model making, I finalized one out of them based on its strength and functionality. It was also meant to be used personally by me and other batchmates of mine.
- The stool shall be used by a person who works on a ceramics wheel.
- The height of the stool is 20” which makes it more functional for pottery.
- The stool can also be used as a coffee table. The interlocking technique made it a sturdy design, being a lightweight and easily collapsible product for easy storage.