The blog writer who refers to this table and chair describes the item as follows: ‘Great chair design by Sebastien Wierinck Studio. One of the unique qualities of CNC cutting is its amazing accuracy which means the connections in the chair will fit perfectly.’ Your hips, buttocks and lower back, however, will not.
In his obsession with complex engineering and precision-cut parts the designer has forgotten that a chair with a triangular base is inherently unstable. The back of the chair is not adjustable and provides inadequate lumbar support. The materials are too hard for sitting on for extended periods. The serrations in the CNC-cut joints of this item are liable to catch at clothing and present depressingly hostile visual and tactile feedback.
That an item of furniture is collapsible or foldable is helpful to the user in only a small number of applications, eg, multi-purpose auditoriums and halls in which furniture must be set out in varying configurations and put away many times. Assuring collapsibility almost always introduces structural and usability compromises into the design.
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