YK Chair
Photos:
Closed “Bag” form
Open “Chair” form
In use
Video:
Process:
Draft
9-step transformation
4 multi-view drawings
3D mini model
Cutting the large block of wood (4×4 feet)
Drawing the patterns
Cutting the pieces
Drilling holes for the dowels
Dowels (10 pieces, each 14 in long, 5 for each chair,)
Inserting the dowels
Sewing the strips
Inserting sewn strips into the dowels
Assembling the chair
Putting the pieces together
Attaching hinges
Making the handle
Attaching caster wheels
Attaching a hatch
Reflection:
My final project for “Collapsible Shared Space” is titled the YK Chair and can transform from the collapsed “carrier bag” form into the open “chair” form. This product is intended to provide a shared space for 2 people to sit down on opposite ends so that they could talk face to face, and carry around easily by dragging it on its wheels. The Fibonacci sequence is incorporated mainly in its dimensions (13, 21, 34…etc. into width, height, and length respectively). For my project, I mainly used plywood, 1-inch diameter dowels, and dog leash strips, as well as screws for connection and caster wheels. This resulted in the total cost of about $70-80 and more than 24 hours of work. The initial inspiration came from the geometric and incremental shapes of stairs, and the pattern making allowed me to visualize the approximate form. From the beginning, the design changed slightly in terms of appearance, like cutting certain vertices and rounding the sharp corners. The original model had smooth and sleek surfaces all around, but it changed to fabric strips attached to dowels. Through this, I learned much more about using dowels to connect pieces of wood and sewing fabric to create tension. Overall, I think the most enjoyable part of this project was near the end when things all came together and started to look legit, and I was excited especially because I overcame the challenges of dowels not inserting into the holes correctly and the holes of the leashes being too small. I am really satisfied with the functionality of the transformation mechanism in the hinges. I really learned that I’m personally a slow and meticulous worker who plans everything out almost obsessively, so when there are any projects that might take a lot of time and effort, I need to start early and divide the tasks appropriately throughout the workdays.
