The Walking Chair (not to be confused with a walker!) aims to make a parallel between the acts of walking and resting. The chair’s clever leg positioning achieves a visual sensation that the chair is frozen in movement. It really looks caught in mid-dance!
Designer: Luis Ribeiro
walking chair from Luis Ribeiro on Vimeo.
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There will be a lot of stress on the fixation of the legs. I would reconsider your proposal for the screws. The woodgrain runs along the leg of the chair (in your model probably only for visual purpose, but considering a long thin wooden part like the leg of this chair, it will probably still run along the length of the chair). on the top you drill a hole to fix the leg with a screw. Most likely the wood will split at this part. Instead of weakening the wood by adding holes and screws. I would add an additional bracket in the corner. I don’t know if it will fit in the general wood look of the chair. If not you could think of glueing it. Discuss it with a carpenter or woodworker
There is a reason why legs are generally pointing straight down on a chair. I’m not saying your design won’t work, but it needs some structural attention.
Hi Eddd222. Thank you for your comment!
Those aspects where in fact discussed with a woodworker and resolved with a bigger shim. I invite you to see the first prototype at:
http://www.wix.com/luisribeiro87/designportfolio
It soon will be available for sale! Stay tuned
Best Regards
Very Very Good.
Congratulations for you because this chair has a lot of potential!
Hi Bernard
Thanks for the support!
I agree Eddd222. That chair would snap very quickly. But I really don’t see any solution that would end with that same crossed look.
What are the angels of the desgin? for the legs and what not