Antonia & Olivia, from our design studio MAKERS OF STUFF, are proud to announce our second product design collaboration with IMPUMELELO.
Our new chairs reception (large - top photo) & visitors (smaller - in the executive office above) were launched by IMPUMELELO at INSPIRE June 2016.
IMPUMELELO website
the BOKU DESIGN process
Final upholstery detailing on the reception chair
Close-up of upholstery detailing on both chair sizes
Creating the CURVES on the reception chair
Creating the CURVES on the visitors chair
Shadows from the frame
The completed fourth FRAME Olivia built that week
Olivia & Charles building the frame for the reception chair
Welding mishap
During this stage one of the spare prototype frames was used to test several different options of potential upholstery choices.
Previous 'visitors chair' prototype (to test the foam curves)
Even earlier 'reception chair' prototype
The FIRST prototype (on the right) and the 2nd one (on the left). Photo dated 15 April 2016.
Another view of the first 2 prototypes
. . . a LOT of maquettes were made before we got to the prototyping stage . . .
THE CONCEPT
We presented four possible concept routes on 11 April 2016. Route No4 was chosen.
Route No4 CONCEPT presented 11 APRIL 2016
Various views of Route No4
THE BRIEF
We presented what we LIKED about other chairs to the IMPUMELELO team regarding going forward on this soft seating project on 24 March 2016.
WHAT WE LIKE SOFT /
WHAT WE LIKE ADAPTABLE /
WHAT WE LIKE COMBINATION OF MATERIALS / USE OF MATERIALS
WHAT WE LIKE FINISHING / MATERIAL DETAIL /
And so began the MOS new chair / soft seating project . . .