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Studio Chair
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CAED Support Shop
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Fall 2022
 A lifelong appreciation for the elegant and ergonomic designs of Charles and Ray Eames inspired the “Bendy-Ply Studio Chair” experiment which investigated the means and methods of fabricating a chair which embodies the qualities of the timeless DCW/LCW designs in a more “standardized” shop setting. With the absence of the Eames famous “Kazem machine“ which involved bending raw plywood and glue together under a heat press, this experiment looked to achieve its base form through more accessible analog methods of wood bending and metal working. In this case, the experiment was conducted through “cold-pressing” 1/8” layers of poplar Bendy-Ply between two prefabricated waffle jigs and attaching them to a welded metal base. 


[Above] Front + Profile Elevations of the Studio Chair 
[Below] Fabrication process of the Bendy-Ply studio studio chair. [from left to right] cold-pressing, pulling mold from jig, metal rod bending, final assembly 

Cold-pressa
friendly hand by M.Kim

Chair mold_1A

Metal Bending (welding prep)
friendly hand by E.Bourke 

Final Assembly 



[END OF STUDIO-CHAIR PROJECT MATERIAL]


MesaMorro
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Morro Bay, CA
[coordinates not specified]
Summer 2023
Reclaimed Lumber and Metal Turnbuckles+Wire, standard hand powered tools. 


[Above] - Photograph of Morro Mesa  
[Below] - Exploded Axonometric Drawing of MorroMesa






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