Polo Chair

The Process

Brief

• This project was about designing a chair that could be assembled and disassembled easily. This chair would be versatile and sustainable as to be reused as much as possible.
• Before creating the final concept, many prototypes were made in a range of colours, showing how these reclaimed plastic chairs could be innovatively redesigned to create a new chair or table. 
• The frame of this piece of furniture is one of Robin Day's Polo chairs. The orange, plastic frame had scuffs on it after being discarded by a company producing Polo chairs.
• After cleaning the chair, the next stage was to create the legs and arms, which were cut to size and created using a lathe.
• The legs and arms were made cylindrical to mimic the circle forms of the Polo chair.
• Comfort is added to this chair by creating white, soft plugs which are simply pushed into the circular holes of the chair.
• The legs and arms are joined to the main plastic frame with thick, white, padded, circular discs. Then, using a screwdriver, the bolt is threaded (onto the disc side) into the long nut in each arm and leg.
• 4 supporting cross-beams connect the base of the legs, secured in place by gently using a hammer. This is because there is only one point of contact attaching each leg to the frame.
• The design of this product allows 2 or more chairs to be joined together, using connecting arms, to create a bench design.
• The making of this product is very simple, requiring only a screwdriver and pair of hands. The many holes of the the Polo chair allows different types of forms to be created.