The Why

Furniture can be as much a visual statement as it can be functional. Often seating uses more than it needs to accomplish that, while instead, it could celebrate the function and structure of the chair as the form itself.

The What

Fold is seating that takes advantage of a single sheet of material to support itself. Using both an efficient pattern and curved construction to provide flex and comfort, Fold is able to use less to give more.

The one piece form allows Fold to be constructed from a wide variety of materials, from plastics, to metals, to bent plywood. The pattern also minimizes wasted material by keeping itself restrained to a single sheet.

Inspired by an earlier concept challenge from freshman year, Fold was built on the idea of using only a single cardboard sheet to construct furniture with the intent to hold weight using an efficient structure.