How can I rediscover my sitting?

- design sprint -

Chair with a bent metal tube frame and loose orange fabric straps wrapped around it. Text: At this three-day workshop at Vitra, the task was to design a classmate's favorite chair. Day 1: understanding each other's wishes, brainstorming. Day 2: pre-models, testing prototypes, defining final design. Day 3: building the functional model, presentation. Vitra logo.
Instant photo of Jasper holding fabric straps, captioned: I will design Jasper's favorite chair. Quote from Jasper: My favorite chair is supposed to be the symbol of a father. It should give me support, and be a framework. At the same time, I am also a young person and would like to experience myself again and again. It should give me this freedom.
Day 2 to Day 3, three process photos with text. Ideation: small wire models and a sheet of chair sketches. After brainstorming and sketching, wireframe models allow me to visualize ideas quickly. They offer me a first feeling for proportions, stability, and aesthetics. Prototyping: a person testing a prototype in the workshop. I had the idea of separate bands of fabric that could be moved. I made quick prototypes to check if this would work in an actual situation. This prototype was made from two chairs and a couple of clamps. Realisation: the metal frame clamped on a welding table. In practice, it turned out that the planned curves were too tight to bend. Therefore I had to divide the frame into four parts to be able to produce it.
Three photos of a man using the finished chair in different ways: tying his shoe, sitting cross-legged, leaning far back. Three small drawings show the chair in its three orientations. Text: For me, individual sitting was crucial for the design. The chair gives the frame for it. How one sits is up to the user. The seat is characterized by a metal frame, which offers numerous seating positions in three orientations. The fasteners on the frame can be attached as preferred. The length of the straps is adjustable.
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