/// CASE STUDY — INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
SLING // Lounge
Year2022
ClientIdeaCo.
Location—
RoleIndustrial Design
CategoryIndustrial Design
DISCIPLINES
- + Furniture
- + Exhibition Design
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A lounge chair using tension where most chairs use compression — a sling of material hung on a minimal frame.
/// CHALLENGE
Lounge seating typically achieves comfort through bulk and cushion, producing heavy, visually dense objects.
/// SOLUTION
Used tension instead of compression — a sling of material suspended on a minimal steel frame — to deliver comfort and a dramatically lighter visual and physical footprint.
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