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Cardboard Chair
Fall 2019
Criteria:
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Hold 200 pounds
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Built in less than 2 hours
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Made from two 4'x8' sheets of cardboard
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Constructed from cardboard (No tape, staples, glue, etc.)
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Visually appealing and comfortable
Ideation & Iteration
Proportion, folding, construction, and tabbing
Quarter-scale and half-scale models. I was only satisfied with the internal structure once the half-scale could hold my weight because material strength doesn't scale with size.
Results
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Tested to 200+ pounds
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Built in 1 hour, 50 minutes
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Made from less than two 4'x8' sheets of cardboard
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Constructed entirely out of cardboard
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