Umdwebo Repose Isihlalo Sokuphumula ngu-John G Williams ungumnqobi ohlonishwa kakhulu womklomelo odumile we-2019 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Esigabeni Somncintiswano se-Ukudizayina Ifenisha.
InsimbiIfenisha· 2019
Repose Isihlalo Sokuphumula
ngu John G Williams
Iklayenti: John G Williams Fine Furniture
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Mayelana ne-Repose Isihlalo Sokuphumula
Repose yisihlalo sokuphumula senziwe ngesigodo sokhuni oluqinile. Uhlaka lwenziwe nge-ash yaseMelika, kanti isihlalo nomhlane wenziwe nge-walnut yaseMelika. Isihlalo esigobile futhi esijulile senziwa ngokuhlanganisa izingcezu ezibunjiwe zesigodo ezinemiphetho egotshiwe, okuwuhlobo oluphakeme lwendlela yokwakha imibhalelo esetshenziswa ekwakheni amabhala. Amagumbi angaphakathi enziwa abushelelezi ngamathuluzi akhethiwe, kuyilapho izihloko zezingalo zigcina isakhiwo esihlukaniswe ngamacembe. Imilenze engemuva yenziwe ngokugotshiswa ngenkuthazo yesibhaqa bese isiza ukuzinzisa izingalo. Amafindo e-draw bore tenon anezela amandla. Injongo bekuwukufinyelela ekukhululekeni okufana nesihlalo esifakwe indwangu kodwa kusetshenziswa ukhuni oluqinile kuphela.
Ukuqashelwa
Mayelana ne-Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award
Repose Isihlalo Sokuphumula iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Repose Isihlalo Sokuphumula ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Repose Isihlalo Sokuphumula iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.
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Iphakheji Yabezindaba
Ama-credit, amalungu eqembu nemininingwane yobuchwepheshe ehlinzekwe ngumklami.
- Izici Ezihlukile
- 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.
- Izilinganiso Nokupakisha
- 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 - Amathegi
- Lounge, chair, wooden, artisanal, Danish, timber, art
- Ubuchwepheshe Bokukhiqiza
- 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
- Inselele Yokudweba
- 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 - Ucwaningo
- 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 - Ugqozi
- 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 ?
- Ubude Bephrojekthi
- 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.
- Ukuhamba Kokusebenza
- 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. - Amapathenti
- UK IPO design registration: 6053688
- Amalungu Eqembu
- John G Williams
- Amakhredithi Ezithombe
- All images: John G Williams
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