The Zig-zag chair project
My attempt at recreating an existing chair design using found materials.
While studying various chair designs, I found one that for me is one of the most simplistic design and the most achievable in terms of recreating. This was the Zig-zag chair by Gerrit Rietveld in 1934.
This design encompasses of four parts that are joined together very simply, using angles of 22 degrees and secured with screws. And visually, the design it’s self looks very makeshift and would be easy to envision the use of other materials to recreate this chair.
I collected materials from my local area that consisted of MDF, Chipboard and a nice piece of solid Oak. I chose such varied pieces to work with so that it would give the obvious sense of reuse and the recycling of materials.
To construct this design, the wood I collected needed to be cut into equal lengths, and the edges mitre jointed to make the angle that this design needed. Once the preparation was done, all that needed doing was to attach and fix the pieces together. This was quickly done and the chair was complete.
< Pictured here, my version of the Zig-zag Chair
While studying various chair designs, I found one that for me is one of the most simplistic design and the most achievable in terms of recreating. This was the Zig-zag chair by Gerrit Rietveld in 1934.
This design encompasses of four parts that are joined together very simply, using angles of 22 degrees and secured with screws. And visually, the design it’s self looks very makeshift and would be easy to envision the use of other materials to recreate this chair.
I collected materials from my local area that consisted of MDF, Chipboard and a nice piece of solid Oak. I chose such varied pieces to work with so that it would give the obvious sense of reuse and the recycling of materials.
To construct this design, the wood I collected needed to be cut into equal lengths, and the edges mitre jointed to make the angle that this design needed. Once the preparation was done, all that needed doing was to attach and fix the pieces together. This was quickly done and the chair was complete.
< Pictured here, my version of the Zig-zag Chair