LULU Chair​

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The design of LULU Chair was inspired from the grains pan in the old days in China. People in the past used the pan to layout their grains such as rice, or corn for drying. They are usually handmade by dry straws, and bamboos. The bamboo member is bended by weaving the straws across it. The material and structure allows it to be very light and durable.

 

In the chair, I took the same idea, turning the bamboo stick into the armrest of the chair. And the weaving of the straws become the seat. The seat is connected to the legs by crossing them together which mimics the weaving. The form is simplified into straight and clean curved members.

 

LULU Chair is fabricated using 3/4” plywood by 3-axis CNC machine in the FAB Lab in Taubman College. Members are connected to each other by different types of joineries. No glue or screws were used to keep the parts together.

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