See How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made

May 8, 2016

Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made

 

Design students Elaina Runge (who studies textiles) and Ana Mosseri (who studies furniture design), worked together to create an over-sized chair named the ‘Looped Pile Seat’ for a school project.

 

Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made


Let’s take a look at how they made the chair…

First they made the frame. A series of bent wood pieces was joined together to create the frame structure. The wood was then stained a dark color, which you’ll see in later photos.

Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made


Then came the hand dyeing of 34 yards of fabric in 12 different shades (they only ended up using 10 shades, and discarded the last two orange ones).

Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made


Once the fabric was dyed and dried, it was then sewn into a long, soft, noodle-like form, with upholstery foam on the inside.

Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made


Here you can see the material ready for weaving.

Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made


They took the dark stained wood frame and placed a piece of vinyl on it. That vinyl was punched with a grid of holes, to help guide the weaving.

Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made


The fabric tube is pushed through each hole to form a loop, while on the back it wraps around the bent laminated plywood, much like the spokes of a basket would be bound.

Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made


The end result is a super soft, squishy, brightly colored chair.

Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made


Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made


Have A Look At How This Colorful Woven Chair Was Made