Evaluation

Overall I think that this project was a success, I am happy with the final outcome of the three chairs, but if I did have more time I would of probably made more of the chairs but keeping to the antique designs that I have stuck to with in the duration of my project.
One thing I may have changed depending on the time is the materials that I used, I would have tried to use a variety of other materials such as wood, other metals etc., this would then create a greater variation between the chairs.

Final chairs

I have decided to make a small velvet cushion for each of the chairs to display them and also photograph them, this I feel will make them look much more vintage and antique which is what I was looking to create. I also think think that when they are photographed they will almost look like proper chairs and almost something that is not practical to wear unless the cushion is removed.

These are my three final chairs which have been photographed using the little black cushions I have made 

copper chairs

I have created my final three chairs in the metal workshop. 

Instead of using the aluminium wire I have used copper, this is because i would not of been able to weld or solder to aluminium together which is possible with copper. I have spot welded the wire back rest of the chair to the base as it would be a lot more precise for what I am creating. 

 As you can see the wire is a bronze colour and the band is a silver colour. As I am trying to create antique style chairs I will spray paint each chair to make is look more grand and to give a more finished look. 

chair experiment

I have created a prototype of a chair that can be worn as jewellery, I have used aluminium wire to make all parts of the chair and designed the back rest of the chair keeping in mind the antique designs I have been looking at.

As you can see I have twsited the wire to form the shape of the chair and also wrapped the legs around the base of the chair. These when made will be worn on the upper arm to create bangle.

Antique chairs

After researching I have become inspired by the work of Pablo Reinoso and have had a few ideas on how I can develop my work. I have be looking at creating jewellery that can be worn on the arm which is in the shape of the chair using different materials. 


Initially I have started to look at antique chairs and the different design there are and how the shapes of the chairs vary. 

What I love about antique chairs is the elaborate designs that are used and also the rich colours used as like in the picture above. After looking after the different styles of the chairs I think I will definitely be going along this path to create my final piece.

Object

Wear a chair

Different ways a chair can be represented

Pablo Reinoso

Pablo Reinoso, an artist and furniture designer, adapts the traditional aesthetics of antique chair designs to create unique works of wood art and fashion.

Here is a wooden dress which is meant to look like a part of a chair. The chair bottom has been flipped backward, the back has been elongated and the central structure forms a kind of skirt. Even though there is a limit to how useful and comfortable these pieces are, it makes you think about how you can take an everyday item and use it in a completely new context which then inspires you to think about the use of it in its new context. 


I particularly like his work as I love the way he has adapted the chair and the different parts of it so that you can actually wear it to some extent, still keeping the original forms of a chair. I also like the fact that you can tell that each one of his designs is part of a chair as he as positioned the parts as if you were actually sitting down on a chair.