Furniture Design
NOVUS FOLDING CHAIR
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The Novus folding chair is a collaborative furniture project (with Jeremy Lee, Asheligh Beggs and Fan Yu) mentored by Christian Blyt and designed exclusively for 18 Karat, known for their line of luxury and modern furniture. Novus is made entirely of locally harvested larch and donated by Kalesnikoff; a family run lumber company in Nelson, BC. Our team’s dedication to sustainable behavior and innovative thinking expresses the design’s modern and unassuming appearance; with it unique folding attributes mimicking a preying animal to evoke surprise and bewilderment.
Scholar Lamp
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Scholar lamp is designed to reflect on the ambient temperature and changes color to offer user comforts.
OSSA
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OSSA is the result of a third year collaborative design project together with Krystin Clarke. The brief was to create an occasional folding chair in solid wood that could be used both indoors and outdoors. We were provided with Western Larch for this project, an indigenous wood species that is well suited the climate and outdoor environment.
The folding chair OSSA is an occasional dining chair designed for use both indoors and outdoors. It is constructed to evoke surprise and delight with an expressive folding motion through its center spine. OSSA is the Latin name for bones which tributes the fifty bone elements required for the spinal hinge and equally points to our inspiration of anatomy and Canadian wildlife such as venison or wild goats.
DUO
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"DUO" was designed to assist the mother and her partner during pregnany. From research, our team discovered how unnatural and discomforting the lying-on-your-back birthing technique is for women to properly give birth and how squatting is the best.
Our mission was to design a birthing stool with proper ergonomics as well as be physically and visually calm and pleasing. We also designed an assistance chair for the partner, to help bring the couple together during this precious moment in their life.
Collaboration with Niklas Kull and Lizzie Brotherston.
