We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Ruya Akyol about their original and creative Chair design work. Ruya Akyol is an award-winning creative designer, that makes our world a better place with their original chair works.
Ruya Akyol ("RA") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Tux Chair. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
RA : Hiding the mechanism with an elegant silhuette
RA : I wanted to give a feminine touch to the workspace
RA : Developing more pieces in its family
RA : The entire process took around 1 year
RA : I was commissioned to design a series of office chairs and this one was the most particular piece
RA : My design is produced by my client Rapido
RA : I was tired of seeing the same typology of chairs in the offices all the time
RA : This piece was inspired by the tuxedo - the iconic black tie event outfit
RA : Contemporary style offices
RA : The unexpected detail on the back that hides the mechanisms and connection details of the chair
RA : It comes from the Tuxedo dress and shorty called Tux
RA : 3D Modeling - Rendering - Prototyping
RA : The back and the seat comes as two different pieces. The seat turns over the back and gives extra lumber support
RA : I worked with a highly skill factory of the client
RA : Injection molding
RA : Ergonomic criterias
RA : Working with injection molding forces the designer to be extremely precise. I improved both modeling and ergonomic analysis skills.
