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Furniture Design
product design / making
THE PIXI
CHAIR
Empathize
The client, Mr.Ramakrishnan, approached us for a set of dining chairs for his home. Mr. Ramakrishnan is 60 and lives with his wife in an Old-Madras styled house in Chennai. He occasionally has his children and grandchildren visit a couple of times each month. He was interested in a new set of chairs for the dining table he currently owned.
Research
Learning more about how his house is styled, we listed the materials that would suit his table and other decors in the house - hardwood, and rattan.
Ideate
Prototype
3D model in SketchUp
Document
Drawings
Build
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Choose
Choose wood from storage based on type, thickness and width
Plane
Plane the wood to remove the top layers including paint and other finishes
Cut
Cut wood to preferred sizes
Profile
With the planed and cut to size wood pieces, the carpenter builds the chair by profiling it to the drawings
CARPENTRY
Dry assembly
The profiled pieces are assembled together temporarily to check for anthropometric errors and aesthetical adjustments
Sand
The pieces are then dismantled and sanded with different grades of paper for a smooth and even surface
FINISHES
Polish
The sanded pieces are then polished and coated using wood sealers and polyurethane to protect the surface from scratches and water damages
Final assembly
After air-drying the polished pieces for at least 24 hours, they are then assembled together
Cane
The assembled chair is then ready to be caned. The caning is done by hand and takes several hours to complete.
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