DEVELOPMENT

After developing my scale mockup I decided that the frame shape still wasn't right. I went back to the drawing board to find a frame I was happy with.

After much deliberation I decided to stick to a very basic frame, and leave the detail in the rope weaving.

I also had a look at how it will all come together with the rope pattern.

Initial 1:5 mockup

After deciding on a chair frame shape, I experimented through the development of a mockup.

DEVELOPMENT

The development of my design started with exploration of frame types and ergonomic features

 My next hurdle was deciding how to attach the rope to my chair. The main techniques I was interested in exploring were using a crochet technique around the pole, wrapping the rope around the pole, attaching a zig zag wire feature to the pole, drilling holes into the pole and sewing a sleeve with eyelets in it over the top.

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The next step is to work out materials and the pattern to make with the rope.

Experimentation with knotting the rope around a pole

After deciding on a knotting technique, I then moved on to develop a frame. I wanted it to be relatively simple in form with a deep set back. This is the initial chair frame shape I came up with.

Rope chair exemplar images

After deciding to proceed with the rope chair concept, I did some research into existing designs to gather inspiration.

CONCEPT PRESENTATION

Final 3 designs

CONCEPT #1

Weaving techniques

Mockup

CONCEPT #2

 Spirograph style pattern

CONCEPT #3

This frame uses a "jigsaw" type of frame concept, with the slotting together of the separate pieces of frame.

Mockup

Through the presentation of these final 3 concepts and consultation, I decided to proceed with concept number two as I really like the idea of using rope and interesting patterns.

3D Exploration and Experimentation