The Aline Outdoor Chair is a project executed by Willie Tay and Christophe Gaubert. The project is supported by the National University of Singapore's Design Incubation Centre (DIC). At the university's School of Design and Environment (SDE), there is an ongoing project which features an outdoor furniture collection created for the first Net Zero Energy building on campus.
The chair is lightweight and stackable, making it easy to store during the winter months. Its weather-resistant design was inspired by the sustainable building it stands within. Aline boasts curvaceous lines in a bold yellow color made from aluminum tubing welded into a chair shape. The tubes used for the chair's structure are fabricated with a readily available manufacturing technique.
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What's Driving This Trend
- Net Zero Energy Buildings
- Developing innovative and sustainable products that support Net Zero Energy buildings, helping to reduce carbon footprint and support mission to support renewable energy.
- Weather-resistant Design
- Creating outdoor furniture with weather-resistant designs, offering long-term durability and enabling optimal usage in outdoor spaces.
- Lightweight and Stackable Design
- Developing lightweight and stackable design furniture for easy storage during off-season periods, leading to greater convenience and space optimization.
Who This Affects Most
- Furniture
- Furniture companies can leverage the sustainable and weather-resistant design qualities to provide consumers with unique and eco-friendly outdoor furniture options.
- Architecture and Construction
- Architecture and construction firms can incorporate the sustainable design elements found in the National University of Singapore's Design Incubation Centre (DIC) into their own projects in order to promote sustainability.
- Manufacturing
- Manufacturing companies can leverage readily available manufacturing techniques to fabricate materials for outdoor chair designs with similar or improved sustainable qualities at more affordable prices.
