Seoul-based designer Woojin Park of 1/plinth Studio recently introduces the PU-T-B Chair. A modular piece of industrial-inspired furniture, the PU-T-B Chair is a part of his latest collection. The design studio's focus on infusing artistic value into industrial products to highlight their inherent beauty continues with this versatile chair, which features a frame made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and steel. Here is a detailed report on FURNITURE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (FDT).
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The PU-T-B chair's simplified construction allows for various configurations, making it suitable for use as furniture or hardware. The key feature of the design is a durable and tensile system created by the connection between TPU tubes and bolts.
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As one-half of the design duo behind 1/plinth studio, industrial designer Woojin Park showcased the PU-T-B Chair as the flagship piece of the collection. The chair takes advantage of the unique properties of TPU, such as its high elasticity, flexibility, durability, and tensile strength.
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The frame of the chair is securely held together by bolts that are fastened through the inner diameter of the TPU tubes, creating a system that conveys strength through lines and planes. The chair's flexibility and stability can be experienced in various ways, where one can fully feel the structure of PU-T-B Chair by sitting or leaning on it as a chair or lifting it up as a handle.
Image credit: 1/plinth studio
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