SIT AND STORE…READ & RELAX BY REENA KUMAR

Initial Concepts To design a sit and store piece of furniture. There is a huge range of ideas and designs on the internet and I propose to come up with my own imagination with a combination of visual resources that i have done research on. The beach chair inspired me the most as the first thought on mind as a very relaxing type of furniture where i would love to relax and read. With the background of growing up on the islands and a very common sight of seeing people relaxing on the beach chairs with their favourite shades on, be it at the resorts or even backyards near swimming pools. My first impression on sitting in comfort – The Beach Chairs

Ergonomic Consideration A backrest of 100 degrees – provides the perfect posture with back rest. This can be achieved with either the design of the furniture carcass or even with the cushion foam.

Design Development The beach chairs will be ideal for summer, but maybe not too comfortable for indoors and use in winter. A bit more brainstorming with similar type sitting for indoors. The divan seats look more appropriate and will also be perfect for a better appeal for indoors. Now that I am convinced with the relaxed type sitting furniture as the divan style,lets develop this with some storage space. Idea for storage

Materials and Construction My favourite option for furniture finishes – palm wood frame and leather finished foam cushions. Below are examples of furniture made by PACIFIC GREEN FIJI LIMITED. They have unique and stylish furniture which now have become popular in Australia and New Zealand. The other options of material construction would be Antique look – furniture frame with natural timber like oak, cedar or mahogany natural vanished or polished finish and the cushions could also be in foam with either fabric or leather cover. Conventional type – furniture constructed with ply or hmr mdf boards either 2 pack spray paint finish or laminate finish with once again cushions in foam covered with fabric or leather.

Visualisation and Initial sketches Below is scanned copy of initial draft sketch of the furniture piece as drawn by me in my sketchbook.

Technical Drawing

OPTION 1 Frame : Prefinished laminate on HMR MDF board Cushion and seat : Foam with fabric cover Venge or darkoak - inspired finish look My opinion – Despite a wide range of finishes and colours available in prefinished boards and the fact that construction is faster, I feel MDF is less durable and surface is easily scratched that cannot be fixed or repaired unless the whole panel is changed. Materials and Fixtures OPTION 2 Frame : Plywood or natural timber like oak or cedar Cushions and seat : fabric or leather finish. plywoodWhite oakcedar My opinion – solid wood as above are very durable and very user-friendly for making custom-made furniture, usually carpenter ’ s favourite. I would use this finish if availability of materials in my final choice is a problem.

Materials and Fixtures cont…. OPTION 3 – My final choice Frame : coconut board Cushion and seat : leather finish My opinion – coconut board have a beautiful grain and an attractive natural appearance and the finished product has a classy appeal. The dark brown frame colour with white/ivory leather will be perfect for my sit and store. Information on coconutwood – finishes. leatherCoconut wood FITTINGS AND FIXTURES Hafele or Blum cabinet screws with caps to match finishes. Hafele – accurida 2642 drawer runners. Hafele stainless steel cabinet feet

3D Drawings – furniture

3D Drawings – furniture set up in room Front view

3D Drawings – furniture set up in room Isometric view

3D Drawings – furniture set up in room Isometric view

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