A CHAIR FOR ISSEY MIYAKE
academic
completed july 2023
supervised by prof. elizabeth english
in collaboration with riling chen
roles (all roles shared with collaborator)
concept design
prototyping
design drawing/presentation
fabrication
structural calculations
Wooden slats are glued together in a jig
wooden leg fabrication process
2. Curved leg is shaped to final dimensions
fabric pleating process
use thick paper to design mould, heat fabric in mould
2. sew to close rings, and use hem tape for visible seams
3. join rings to to each other and secure to chair
leg - cross section
v1
v2
v3
axo
section
