Chair Design Weekend with David Wolton and Isabelle Moore
Design and develop your lightweight seating design into a half scale 3D model.
Chair - David Wolton
Join designers David Wolton and Isabelle Moore for a weekend developing your own timber chair or stool design. Learn about racking, dynamic loading, stress factors and the flexibility necessary in components for a durable, comfortable seat. Over the weekend we will share our combined knowledge and experience of developing lightweight ergonomic chair structures in the studio and use either Frame or Windsor chair construction styles from which to build the chairs.
Design ideas will be developed through drawing and then each concept refined into a 3D structure using pre-prepared, small dimensioned softwood. These half scale models are invaluable for testing and evaluating the design concepts, and will aid integrating appropriate joinery into the full scale version and future development beyond the weekend. This design exploration is a springboard for progressing into full scale, load bearing prototypes and testing at a later date.
Those who are sufficiently confident with basic wood working to produce a 3D model (including students, architects, designer/makers and sculptors), and reasonably familiar with a workshop environment would benefit from this course. We will be working with a small bandsaw, cordless drills and hand tools to achieve your design, and some previous basic drawing skills would be helpful.
Bring your design ideas and sketches along for a fast paced, fun packed weekend or even (if you’re able) a chair that you find comfortable from which to transfer measurements.
Details
LENGTH
Short Course - 2 Day
DATE
Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th April 2025
TIME
9:00am - 4:30pm
LEVEL
Intermediate
LOCATION
Albion Business Centre
PRICE
£320
MATERIALS
All materials and tools are provided. If you would like to work with your own tools, do bring them along. Please bring an apron or workshirt.
The class will not commence without full take up. If the class is sold out please sign up for the Reserve List and you will be contacted if there are cancellations. Receipt of payment means that you have read and understood the Course Terms & Conditions.