this is a chair i designed recently and worked today with a welder to build this proto type. its steel and two 1/2 sections of tatami mat. the seat is 14" off the floor and the tatami panels are 36 x 36 x 2". a foot rest is forthcoming and together they would make a pair that could be pushed together to sleep on being the size of one full tatami panel. the steel frame is unfinished now, but will be painted satin black rustolium.
Whoa. I want to see this in person. Love the way the back legs attach. Cool lines. Super excited if there is more furniture to come...
thanks! ive got some more ideas id like to fab up. variations on this. materials and labor run up quickly though, so i have to grow this idea slower than id like.fyi, im going to do an open house at the philly-east open studio weekend oct 25-26. im not on the official list (registration closed june) but the door will be open.
Looks great. How is back panel held in place?
It just snugs in. If need be I can use Velcro.
pressure fit, nice.
the black edges of the tatami keep the profile visually very slim. looks great.
Thanks. We went up to 5/8" for the round bar (legs and connector) from possible 1/2". It really makes a difference in the profile and with strength. The washers for the feet are 1 1/2" d. same as the angle iron width and were hand cut with a steel hole cutter from 1/4" plate. Beefy yo. They are back set so as not to go outside of the foot print of the seat frame allowing foot rest to be pushed right up against the chair to make a sleeper 6' x 3'. That was a late development and worked out with email supplements to the technical drawings I left with the welder at the first meeting. He made three angle iron frames in advance and we worked it all out on the spot yesterday making the legs and connector and getting the angle of the back in place. He drew it out with soapstone on his steel work bench and then bent steel bar to match the bench drawing. I guess once the foot rest is complete I can start taking orders!
Love it, Bill.
your first million$:>)
Thanks Linda and Skinny, from your mouth to gods ears.
It's beautiful!
Thanks Lm.
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- bill 9-19-2014 2:02 am
- bill 9-19-2014 2:09 am [add a comment]
- bill 9-19-2014 2:10 am [add a comment]
this is a chair i designed recently and worked today with a welder to build this proto type. its steel and two 1/2 sections of tatami mat. the seat is 14" off the floor and the tatami panels are 36 x 36 x 2". a foot rest is forthcoming and together they would make a pair that could be pushed together to sleep on being the size of one full tatami panel. the steel frame is unfinished now, but will be painted satin black rustolium.
- bill 9-19-2014 2:18 am [add a comment]
Whoa. I want to see this in person. Love the way the back legs attach. Cool lines. Super excited if there is more furniture to come...
- jim 9-19-2014 2:29 am [add a comment]
thanks! ive got some more ideas id like to fab up. variations on this. materials and labor run up quickly though, so i have to grow this idea slower than id like.fyi, im going to do an open house at the philly-east open studio weekend oct 25-26. im not on the official list (registration closed june) but the door will be open.
- bill 9-19-2014 2:49 am [add a comment]
Looks great. How is back panel held in place?
- steve 9-19-2014 3:46 am [add a comment]
It just snugs in. If need be I can use Velcro.
- bill 9-19-2014 11:40 am [add a comment]
pressure fit, nice.
- steve 9-19-2014 1:17 pm [add a comment]
the black edges of the tatami keep the profile visually very slim. looks great.
- adman 9-19-2014 1:23 pm [add a comment]
Thanks. We went up to 5/8" for the round bar (legs and connector) from possible 1/2". It really makes a difference in the profile and with strength. The washers for the feet are 1 1/2" d. same as the angle iron width and were hand cut with a steel hole cutter from 1/4" plate. Beefy yo. They are back set so as not to go outside of the foot print of the seat frame allowing foot rest to be pushed right up against the chair to make a sleeper 6' x 3'. That was a late development and worked out with email supplements to the technical drawings I left with the welder at the first meeting. He made three angle iron frames in advance and we worked it all out on the spot yesterday making the legs and connector and getting the angle of the back in place. He drew it out with soapstone on his steel work bench and then bent steel bar to match the bench drawing. I guess once the foot rest is complete I can start taking orders!
- bill 9-19-2014 2:41 pm [add a comment]
- bill 9-19-2014 3:10 pm [add a comment]
Love it, Bill.
- linda 9-19-2014 4:53 pm [add a comment]
your first million$:>)
- Skinny 9-19-2014 8:54 pm [add a comment]
Thanks Linda and Skinny, from your mouth to gods ears.
- bill 9-20-2014 1:49 am [add a comment]
It's beautiful!
- L.M. 9-23-2014 7:28 pm [add a comment]
Thanks Lm.
- bill 9-23-2014 8:28 pm [add a comment]