Flat Chair by Sara Paculdo

kjellsbells•4 minutes ago

I don't love it immediately, and yes, in fiberglass this chair doesnt sound too comfortable. But if it were made in leather, I could see it becoming very comfortable indeed, and the keather would also nod to the very obvious saddle shape.

(Always good to see common objects reimagined, even if they might not seem "right", they get a conversation started.)

PetitPrince•37 minutes ago

Since they rely on curves for the sitting surface, they should have done a proper saddle chair shape instead. The current design prioritize the manufacturer/corporation over the user/human. This is a failure on my book.

virtualritz•13 minutes ago

Indeed, looks super uncomfy.

And yeah, I helped a friend who's a furniture designer [1] for a few years.

After a while, when you 'beta test' pieces in development a lot, you understand that looks are great but comfort always wins.

[1] https://www.saschaulber.com/works/

speps•about 2 hours ago

Ad-free link from original creator: https://paculdo.com/innovative-housewares-inside-out-design-...

glimshe•about 1 hour ago

This person is very talented but that chair looks super uncomfortable. Resting you arms on those thin armrests will hurt within seconds. But that's exactly the type of furniture my mom loves :)

Gravityloss•39 minutes ago

A lot of other modern furniture looks like it was just the default in CAD. Ie completely rectangular arm rests with sharp edges etc. I get that a car like Ford Sierra looked featureless and too simple in its time, I guess it seemed like lazy design. Where were all the trims and grilles and fenders and in general the "borders between things"? But I think it didn't hurt its usability.

meindnoch•24 minutes ago

Looks extremely uncomfortable and unstable.

esperent•about 2 hours ago

It's cool but that rounded seat looks very uncomfortable. I could imagine it as a great item for a child's room though, if they could build it themselves from the flat sheet.

kleiba2•42 minutes ago

Except that I just don't subscribe to the idea that flatpackedness should be the guiding principle of furniture design.

smusamashah•about 2 hours ago

The screws on the bottom will be under lots of strain I imagine

rob74•about 2 hours ago

Also, depending on how flexible the material is, it looks like those screws might scratch the floor on which the chair sits?

archerx•33 minutes ago

I wish they had shown a real version of the chair with a real human sitting on it.

Flat Chair by Sara Paculdo

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