Aventi Office chair for multi-taskers by Julien Egger |
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| DESIGN NAME: Aventi PRIMARY FUNCTION: Office chair for multi-taskers INSPIRATION: The Aventi chair is designed to be minimalist in appearance. The features and controls have been discreetly integrated to visually create a serene look. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A unique chair designed to look good and be suitable in multiple office settings: sitting forward at a computer desk, reclining to browse on a cell phone, working at a reception desk or teleconferencing in a meeting room. The chair offers two backrest options: leather upholstery or screen mesh. Features: custom molded foam for the seat & backrest upholstery; adjustable lumbar support for the screen backrest; self- adjusting reclining mechanism; die cast polished aluminum armrests and base. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The chair uses a self-adjusting mechanism, meaning the user's own weight serves as tension when reclining. There is no need to manually adjust the tension. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Project started in Ontario, California, USA in 2013 and finished in 2015. Project was exhibited in Chicago in June 2015. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Highly recyclable chair made of: Die cast polished aluminum arm & base Plywood seat & back shells Molded foam Steel mechanism Nylon casters Recycled leather SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Overall dimensions: 57cm wide x 60cm deep x 108cm high TAGS: timeless, clean, modern, discreet RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Research first focused on creating a unique look for a new office chair using hand sketches, 3D digital models and hand made mock ups. Once a final design was chosen, an accurate 3D digital model was built using the latest data in human ergonomics. Secondly several functional prototypes were made and put to tests. Lastly, a close collaboration with the manufacturer was done to obtain the best production quality in the most efficient way. CHALLENGE: The simple yet unique shape of the aluminum arm challenged us on how to attach a soft pad without having visible hardware and on how to polish the inside of the arm. Both challenged were resolved successfully: a tapered indentation allows to hide the hardware for the arm pad; a smaller buffing wheel gave us access for polishing the armrest's inner portion. ADDED DATE: 2017-04-06 22:08:03 TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Rick Blumenthal, owner and Julien Egger, designer IMAGE CREDITS: Julie Egger PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: US Design Patent awarded for the Arm: US D774,343 S, Blumenthal Distributing Inc., Inventor: Julien Egger, Dec. 20, 2016 |
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NAME: Office Star Products PROFILE: Office Star Products is a 40 years old US based company that specializes in manufacturing and distributing office furniture solutions. |
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Aventi Office Chair For Multi-Taskers by Julien Egger is Winner in Furniture Design Category, 2017 - 2018.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Julien Egger. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Julien Egger. |
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