Limber
7 weeks | Furniture, Material Exploration
Solo
An outdoor dining chair that adapts to your body
Limber is a uniquely ergonomic chair that
is comfortable for everyone regardless of body type. Through a living hinge and a notched back, it molds itself to you and your body and provides a relaxing outdoor dining experience.
A more comfortable outdoor dining chair
Sitting outdoors for long periods of time becomes uncomfortable, no matter how nice the weather
“I love to eat and sit outside once the weather gets warmer, but honestly it becomes uncomfortable after a while”
- 21 year old restaurant frequenter
What’s needed
Interviewing restaurant owners & customers on their outdoor dining experience
How can a seat contour to your body like memory foam does?
Inspired by the comfort and adaptability of memory foam for all body types
MOODBOARD
Warm, relaxing, comfortable
MATERIAL EXPLORATION
Creating a wooden living hinge with a segmented seat for adaptability & personalized comfort
The seat segments will move down as someone sits on it, contouring the seat to their body.
I found that 1” segments with no gap on 3/4” plywood works the best for seat bending
ERGONOMICS TESTING
An upright yet relaxed back angle for dining
FINAL CONCEPT
PROTOTYPING + BUILDINGRefining proportions & building the chair
Meet Limber
Made with marine grade sande plywood for all weather conditions
