Wall Chair
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Wall Chair is designed for public space, such as office, meeting hall, public area, wherever people usually sit against the wall. The basic idea is making use of the way of leaning against the wall, to make the wall as a part of the chair.
Consequently, the space is more efficient, the chair shape is much simpler, and the placement, carrying and storage of the chair are very easy and simple as well.
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The design has merit, but there are two things. One, it couldn’t actually replace the regular chair, because there’s only so much space available against the wall. If you’re talking about a meeting with 20 or more people, these would be a nice addition, but I wouldn’t want 20 people spread out just against the walls. Also, what prevents the whole mechanism from slipping if I lean back too far or in the wrong manner? I fidget *constantly* while I sit, so if there’s a position that would make it give it out, I’d be the one to find it :P
@EbonRose:
It looks pretty stable to me. …unless you had it at the wrong angle to begin with. Then it looks like it might break.
Anywho, let’s look at the stated problems this solves one-by-one…
The space is more efficient:
Not by that much, though. In fact, your illustration shows a chair that could actually get closer to the wall than your new chair, AND would stick out from the wall even less.
The chair shape is much simpler:
Is this a problem? I’ve never been bothered by the complexity of the basic chair.
Placement, carrying, and storage are simpler:
True.
Thus, you’ve got a good “spare” chair for any gathering space that might get overcrowded. “Standing room only” is no longer a problem. Instead of leaning on a wall, you can sit in a wall chair. However, I don’t think this makes sense as a chair for regular use.
Hey Chao,
Chairs are really more complicated to design than it seems.
You have to try to predict human behavior to avoid the misuse of your product, which eventually may cause a serious accident.
You concept is very nice indeed but I´m afraid it wont work in the real world, where people use the chair as a multi-functional tool.
I guess it could work for certain use but I figure that to improve the stability (as mentioned by EdonRose) you could 1. want to add a ‘wave’ to the foot 2. extend the top platform in order to place a bag, a coat, or whatever else. It wouldn’t corrupt the idea and I’m thinking it might be more user friendly…
someone WILL use it incorrectly, slip, fall, and sue you.
don’t underestimate the
*ity of humans
Interesting, …
I think, if you would consider using fabric for the seat, it would fold much flatter.
Simple and cool design. Can it slip though?