ChaiseLounge

Made at FabLab Torino, ChaiseLounge is an open-source lounge chair that anyone with a CNC router or laser cutter can make from a single standard sheet of plywood.

A rigid base of interlocking parts holds a suspended seat made of plywood triangles joined with wire and clamps. Hung between the supports, they form a catenary mesh, so a flat, rigid material ends up behaving like a flexible, surprisingly comfortable surface. Getting there meant tuning the tension and connections, and making the base strong enough to carry the moving load without glue or extra hardware.

Released under a Creative Commons license, the chair was reproduced at Aalto Fablab for Helsinki World Design Capital. It was a winner of Autoprogettazione 2.0, a competition sponsored by Domus, was shown at Palazzo Clerici during Milan Design Week, and entered the permanent collection of CNAP in Paris.