O le mamanu Crisscross Nofoa Gaugau e Cameron Smith o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2023 A' Design Award Apamemea i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Meafale.

ApamemeaMeafale· 2023

Crisscross Nofoa Gaugau

na mamanuina e Cameron Smith

Tagata Fa'atau: Cameron Smith

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Apamemea i le Vaega Meafale

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Asiasi i le Saite Va'ai i le A' Design Award Fa'asalalauga Pailesi o le Fa'ailoga

Lanu

Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia Crisscross Nofoa Gaugau

Book Text: O le Crisscross o se nofoa gaugau ua mamanuina mo le faaaogaina i aso uma. O le tele o nofoa gaugau e mama ma fai mo le faaaogaina le tumau, ma latou lafoai le lelei ma le mafanafana. O le Crisscross e ofoina mai se nofoaga fetuutuunai e aunoa ma le lafoaia o le lelei. E gaugau le nofoa ina ia mafai ona teuina pe fesiitaia i se isi potu. O se masini nifo (geared mechanism) ua natia i totonu o le vae pito i tua e faia ai se gaoioiga faatasi i le va o le nofoaga ma vae. E leai ni sootaga e vaaia, o lea e tumau ai le faiga faigofie. Pe a gaugau, e tuai le nofoa atoa i totonu o vae pito i luma. O le faavaa e faia i le apa uamea ua punou ma laupapa ua punou i le auusuga (steam bent wood inlays).

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Crisscross Nofoa Gaugau, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Crisscross Nofoa Gaugau e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Crisscross Nofoa Gaugau e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

I Tua o le Mamanu

Pepa Fa'asalalau

Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.

Uiga Fa'apitoa: Most folding chairs are designed to be lightweight and portable for temporary use and give up quality, comfort and appeal. The Crisscross chair provides flexible seating without sacrificing quality. Designed as an everyday use chair, the Crisscross chair folds so it can be stored or easily relocated to another room. A geared mechanism concealed within the back leg creates a synchronized motion with the seat and legs. When folded, the entire chair nests within the front legs making it easy to relocate to another room or store for another time.
Fua & Fa'apipi'i: Dimensions - Open
23” x 23.75” x 34.5”
585mm x 600mm x 875mm

Dimensions - Folded
23” x 8” x 41.5”
585mm x 200mm x 1,055mm
Fa'ailoga: folding chair, chair, dining chair
Tekonolosi Gaosiga: The Crisscross chair frame is fabricated from bent sheet steel and machined steel parts welded and finished. Wood inlays are steam bent and fit to the exterior sides of the front and back legs. Pads on the seat and backrest are finished in Alcantara ultra suede and adhered to the frame.
Lu'itau o le Mamanu: Because the Crisscross chair was to be used as an everyday chair, the folding mechanism needed to be concealed and the design needed to stand apart from the operation of the chair. Most folding chairs have visible folding mechanisms which lead someone to believe the chair is for temporary use. The Crisscross geared mechanism is completely concealed inside the back leg and there are no visible linkages to distract from the simple form. The simple design appears to be a static design when opened. When closed the entire chair nests inside the front legs.
Su'esu'ega: The concept of a folding chair designed to be an every day chair is a new category. Most folding chairs are for temporary use and are lightweight and easy to move. The Crisscross changes the paradigm of folding chairs to create a substantial every day chair that has the ability to fold and be moved from one area to another. Research was done on existing folding chairs and a variety of dining chairs to analyze whether people would accept an every day use chair with added mechanics for folding. Rather than ask people if they wanted a folding dining chair, a questionnaire asked more about a person's lifestyle and if they had a dining table that expanded for larger capacity. Users questioned could see the need for an every day dining chair that had the ability to fold and store or simply have a chair that was easy to transport in moves.
Fa'aosofia: People are living in smaller, more flexible spaces and deserve a chair that flexes with them. Many dining tables expand and contract to accommodate different size settings, yet most dining chairs aren’t easily stored when not in use. This forces people to use mix matched chairs for larger settings or find a place to store extra chairs with smaller groups. Folding chairs, although easy to store, aren't designed for everyday use and lack the quality and design people desire for a formal sitting.
Umi o le Poloketi: The chair was initially conceived and designed in March 2020. Engineering began in fall of 2021 and the first chairs were released May 2022 at ICFF in New York.
Fa'agasologa o Galuega: Operation of the folding mechanism is simple. Depressing the buttons under the armrest allows the armrests to be lowered to the leg. Once the armrests are lowered the chair can be tilted on the front legs and the seat folded into the front legs. The back legs are geared with the seat so the chair folds in a synchronous motion.
Fa'aaloaloga o Ata: Photography: Meagan West