Project 24 of 36
Workshop Stool
- Year
- 2020
- Discipline
- Furniture
- Images
- 8
A stool designed through the ID program at the University of Tennessee, led by Herman Miller designers.
The idea behind this stool was to create something rugged that could be thrown around a workshop. With every flip and turn, you find a new way to position yourself to take on any task. The primary drivers for the form are use and experience, from watching people on the streets of Hong Kong and Singapore using their stools in a plethora of different ways. The stool is made to be easily packed, assembled, and sustainable thanks to recycled materials.
Overview
- Brief
A stool designed in the University of Tennessee industrial design program, in a studio led by Herman Miller designers.
- Research
Observation of how people in Hong Kong and Singapore use simple stools in many different ways.
- Design response
A rugged frame that can be flipped and turned, with each orientation giving a new way to sit or work.
- Materials
Recycled materials, designed to pack small and assemble easily.
Design language
Rugged and playful at once: a frame that invites you to flip it.
- Form
A square ring with generous radii, so every face is a seat, a step or a surface depending on how it lands.
- Color
Primary red, blue and white, like a tool, so it reads as equipment in a workshop rather than furniture.
- Use
Shaped by watching people in Hong Kong and Singapore sit, stand and work on simple stools in endless ways.
- Precedent
Konstantin Grcic's Stool-Tool for Vitra, another stool that does many jobs.
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