Final #002

Process #005 FINAL

 FINAL DESIGN PROCESS. THE OUTCOME OF MY POLYPROPYLENE CHAIR!!

THE TOP WAS DIFFICULT TO PATTERN THE OUTCOME WAS BEST APPROACHED BY RANDOMLY WEAVING IT THROUGH ON ALL THREE SIDES SEEMED TO CREATE A CONTRASTING THE PATTERNED SIDE.

Process #004

 STARTED STRAPPING OVER THE METAL FRAME.

 

CORNER MAY PROVE DIFFICULT BUT ONCE IT BUILDS UP IT MAY TURN OUT TO WORK. 

MORE TESTING ON THE WAY.....

 

OVERALL!!!

Process #003

 WELDING SPOTS FOR CENTRE TRIANGLE. ADDED FOR STABILITY AND STRENGTH

Building Stage

 WELDED SPOTS HAD TO BE CLEANED.

 

THREE MIDDLE SPOKES FOR THE LEGS ADDED FOR STABILITY IN THE FRAME.

WELDED TOGETHER!!

 ONCE WELDED HAD TO CLEAN THE JOINS WITH FILE.

 SOME TOOLS I USED IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE FRAME. 

WELDER ON THE LEFT AND MY BENDING APPARATUS(RIGHT)

 JOINING THE THE THREE SPOKES IN THE CENTRE AT THE TOP OF THE STOOL.

 FOR RIGIDITY ADDED 45mm X 5mm LENGTH ROD JOINING ALL LEGS TOGETHER..

FRAME DONE. WOOP WOOP!!

NGV VISIT!! DETAILING

SUSPENDED BY STRIPS TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION OF FLOATING. REALLY NICE WEAVED SHAPE.

TWO PART MOLD GLUED TOGETHER. LEGS TAPERED - AMAZING FEATURE AND WONDERFULLY BENT TO CREATE COOL LEGS

 

 ALUMINIUM FRAME SUSPENDED ON BLACK FRAME. CAN BE SHIFTED TO CHANGE THE POSITION OF HOW YOU SIT IN THE CHAIR.

 

DETAIL - USE OF BUCKLE TO HOLD MATERIAL DOWN AND THE USE OF RODS TO SUSPEND. CONTINUOUS HOLES ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEATHER.

PHOTOS - BUILDING INITIAL FRAME

 First Leg bent by measuring out then forging the corners around a metal bar before hammering the shape of the corner

 

 More material is needed to make last leg but overall pretty good outcome.

Bars across the top of leg will have to be welded in to ensure the shape of the leg.