John G Williams ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Repose ᱨᱮᱦᱚᱸᱡ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2019 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2019
Repose ᱨᱮᱦᱚᱸᱡ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ
John G Williams ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: John G Williams Fine Furniture
ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ
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Repose ᱨᱮᱦᱚᱸᱡ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱨᱤᱯᱳᱡ ᱢᱮᱱᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮᱜᱮ ᱠᱚᱲᱟᱭ ᱫᱟᱨᱩ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱦᱩᱭᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱪᱚᱠᱴᱟ ᱟᱢᱮᱨᱤᱠᱟᱱ ᱮᱥ ᱫᱟᱨᱩ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱚᱛᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱟᱢᱮᱨᱤᱠᱟᱱ ᱣᱟᱞᱱᱟᱴ ᱫᱟᱨᱩ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱴᱷᱟᱹᱰᱟ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱚᱛᱟᱭ ᱫᱟᱨᱩ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱲᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱴᱚ ᱵᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱮᱢᱤᱱᱮᱴ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱦᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱸᱰᱟᱲ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱩᱯᱟᱨᱤᱝ ᱫᱮᱛᱦᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱠᱥᱴᱨᱤᱢ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱟᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱴᱩᱞᱤᱝ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱧᱩᱲ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱞᱩᱪ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱮᱜᱢᱮᱱᱴᱮᱰ ᱴᱮᱠᱥᱪᱟᱨ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱛᱮᱜᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱞᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱠᱟᱴᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱴᱤᱢ ᱛᱮᱜᱮ ᱵᱮᱸᱰᱟᱲ ᱦᱩᱭᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱝ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱦᱩᱭᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱰᱨᱟ ᱵᱳᱨ ᱴᱮᱱᱚᱱ ᱡᱚᱨᱚ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱚᱨ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱮᱢ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱴᱷᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮᱜᱮ ᱛᱮᱜᱮ ᱫᱟᱨᱩ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱟᱡ ᱚᱯᱷᱚᱞᱥᱴᱮᱨᱰ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱨᱟᱢ ᱫᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
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A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Repose ᱨᱮᱦᱚᱸᱡ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Repose ᱨᱮᱦᱚᱸᱡ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ
ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- The Repose lounge chair is constructed from solid timber. The curved form is realized by an extreme form of the 'coopering' process - similar to the process used to construct round barrels from staves of timber.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- W 800, D 800, H 830 mm
Constructed from solid hardwood timber. Frame: American Ash. Seat and Back: American Walnut.
Joints use draw bore tenon joints for extra strength - ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- Lounge, chair, wooden, artisanal, Danish, timber, art
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- This chair is not moulded, as some might expect, but is formed from solid timber. The deep sweeping form of the seat is made by laminating various pieces of timber, with angled edges, to form the desired curves. The inside curves are machined into smooth curves with custom made tooling; but the arm uppers retain some of the segmented feel - smooth enough and yet conveying a sense of where the piece came from. The rear legs are steam bent, to retain the overall simplicity, and to attenuate and stabilize the top part of the chair arms. The backrest is also a curved laminated, solid-wood form. It would also be possible to add a thin seat cushion, or perhaps to re-conceive the entire backrest as a custom moulded leather cushion
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The major unknown was how strong the seat section would be in bending - in other words if someone sat on the arms, would they break? It became apparent that the arms would need additional support given the depth of the form, and the inevitable flexibility (despite steps taken to add strength in the manufacturing process). It was found that the support pins at the rear of the arms were sufficient to stabilize the entire form - which was confirmed through trial and error.
Overall the challenge was to create a lounge chair that, despite being solid timber, would be as comfortable as an upholstered equivalent - ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- The method drew heavily on the methods used in earlier designs (eg Zene submitted last year), but took these to extremes to experiment with the art of the possible.
New tooling was developed, in the form of a type of drum sander run between centres on a woodworking lathe, to machine the large concave curves - ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- The inspirational question behind Repose was: if the design language at the core of the Beke and Zene dining ranges were extended to lounge furniture, what would that look like? Could a form be created out of beautiful solid hardwood timber that was profoundly comfortable even though it may be challenging to manufacture? Could some sort of modern shell design be crafted out of solid timber to yield a beautiful striking new design ?
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- The project was designed and the first prototype built in 4 weeks, starting Dec 2018 and completing in Jan 2019 in Johannesburg South Africa. The design was refined and built in finished materials (Ash and Walnut) over the following 4 weeks.
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- The user settles comfortably down into the seat using the armrests.
Various postures are supported sitting comfortably down in the seat.
Getting back out of the seat is very easy, and facilitated by the arms. - ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ
- UK IPO design registration: 6053688
- ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- John G Williams
- ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- All images: John G Williams
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