Chair Design Series, Part 2

February 10, 2020March 15, 2022Sandra James Leave a comment

In this part, I will be making adjustments to the chair following recommendations from a Wood Magazine article, Must Have Measurements For Comfortable Seating; Pallozorodcarlocom; and measurements from sitting in chairs. The adjustments I make will be specific for me. If you are following along, alter dimensions for your personal comfort.

Must Have Measurements for Comfortable Seating chart

			Adjustment	cm
A	Seat height (from floor)	16-18″	18 1/8″	46.0375
B	Seat depth	15-18″	17″	43.18
C	Seat width	16-20″	16 1/2″	41.91
D	Seat angle	0-5°	-2°	——————
E	Back height	12-16″	16″	40.64
F	Back angle	5-15°	10°	——————
G	Derriere clearance	3-8″	9″	22.86
H	Arm rest height	7-9″	Not applicable	Not applicable
I	Arm rest depth	8″	Not applicable	Not applicable
J	Arm rest width	2″	Not applicable	Not applicable
K	Arm rest distance	19″	Not applicable	Not applicable

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Chair Design Series, Part 1

January 13, 2020June 9, 2020Sandra James Leave a comment

This is the first of an undetermined number of posts in a chair design series. My goal is to make a completely 3D printed, functional chair based on Enzo Mari’s chair from his book, Enzo Mari – autoprogettazione? My plan is to spend a fair amount of time designing the chair before I begin printing. I will be exploring ways to minimize elements while optimizing a design suitable for printing in a 600 cubic millimeter space. Instructional videos will be included. At the end, I should have a well-designed 3D printed chair and anyone participating should have one as well.

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