Isaac Toonkel: Week 8 Chair

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Instead of taking inspiration from form, I took inspiration from the mechanical components of a car for this chair. My goal for this design was to create a rocking chair without rockers. The way this works is that there is a large hinge in the front of the chair that lets the seat move up and down. The spring in the back, meant to look like coil over suspension, keeps the seat upright and lets you rock back and forth. Since this type of suspension is usually found on race cars, I designed the seat similar to a racing bucket seat.

This tubular chair was created using a variety of command such as the pipe command, trim command, wire cut command, helix curve command, and most importantly, the fillet edge command. To create good welds between pipes, i filleted the edge. When this did not work I used the pipe-trim-blend technique. 

Because this chair is styled after car components, the frame of it is made of aluminum which is a common material found in cars. The support of the seat is made from a nylon material similar to that found in the window nets used in nascar. The head rest is made of a black leather. For lighting I used the HDR settings I have used in prior projects due to its ability to create good shadows and adds more depth.