y.o2 Zmart
y.o2 Zmart Convertible Chair by Rick Yestadt is a winner of the 2017 Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design.
y.o2 Zmart is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a much prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness.
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Inspired by the Wassily Chair and Corbusier’s Sling chair the y.O2 ZmartChair has the unique ability to convert from a reclining position to an upright dining position in one motion without latches using only proportion, geometry and gravity while remaining in one piece as one object. The convertible design and removable cushion started with inspiration from early 20th century furniture designs ending with this patented design creating a new class of chair. In either position y.O2 ZmartChair will be there to support you.
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y.o2 Zmart by Rick Yestadt
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Convertible Chair
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Furniture Design Award Winner in 2017.
Bronze Winner
y.o2 Zmart Convertible Chair
y.o2 Zmart is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a much prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. y.o2 Zmart is expected to be a highly-regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. y.o2 Zmart splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Winner Designer
Rick Yestadt
Award winning Principal, Rick Yestadt, founded Yestadt Architecture and Design on the premise that good design creates value and that value spans time. Mr. Yestadt is a member of the American Institute of Architects, American Planning Association and is a licensed Architect in the state of New York and Connecticut. Rick received his bachelor of Architecture degree from Auburn University and attended Harvard University Graduate School of Design - Executive Education Program. Prior to founding Yestadt Architecture and Design, Rick Yestadt trained and worked with the renowned Architect Marcel Breuer, of the Bauhaus School of Design. This unique pivotal experience served as one of the building blocks for Rick’s career and design perspective. Further solidifying his interest in the impact of Design and its value to culture and society, Rick also worked with several highly respected Design Firms including Perkins Eastman, Davis Brody & Associates and Gruzen/Sampton as Senior Designer and Senior Associate. Mr. Yestadt brings considerable experience in Programming and Development of conceptual and schematic designs for a wide variety of project types. This includes residential and multi-family housing, retail, senior housing, health care facilities, research laboratories, office buildings and public structures and country clubs. In addition, we are a member of 1-1-1, donating a percentage of our profits and time annually to support our community.
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Yestadt Architecture + Design
Yestadt Architecture + Design has experience in various building types including residential, educational, medical, commercial and country clubs. Our firm combines over 30 years of design and building experience in Westchester, New York , Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts. This includes large and small project experience in Manhattan and Westchester County many with award winning designs. Our services begin with the inception of an idea and include early strategic planning, site selection, design alternatives and value analysis that continue thru construction documents and site visits. Our responsive team is proud of the long-term client relationships we have built by maintaining involvement in every aspect of each project while creating environments that reflect the client's needs and visions.
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