Flat Chair by Sara Paculdo: fiberglass panels assemble in minutes
Sara Paculdo's Flat Chair ships as flat fiberglass panels and assembles in minutes, cutting shipping volume and costs. The design uses curves, folds, and interlocking parts to create strength through tension, reducing material use.
Flat Chair relies on curves, folds, and interlocking components that form strength through tension rather than excessive material use.
- speps
Ad-free link from original creator: https://paculdo.com/innovative-housewares-inside-out-design-...
- bcraven
Non-curved model that can be made from a single piece of plywood:
https://store.bigguyinatinyhouse.com/products/flat-folding-c...
- PetitPrince
Since they rely on curves for the sitting surface, they should have done a proper saddle chair shape instead. The current design prioritize the manufacturer/corporation over the user/human. This is a failure on my book.
- nkrisc
In the thumbnail concept sketch it shows someone sitting in it with their arm hanging over one of the “armrests”. What the sketch doesn’t convey is the blood flow to their arm being cut off.
- layer8
At first it appears to be a single part, but it’s really four parts, plus twelve connector pins.