K-31
A seating object that explores asymmetry, structure, and emotional narrative.
Year: Spring 2024
Course: Foundation Year / Spatial Dynamics
Medium: Wood, Steel Rod, Aluminum Pipe, Leather
Category: Industrial Design
K‑31 is a seating device born from instinctive making, intuitive scale testing, and emotional exploration. Designed as a quiet companion, its asymmetry and material
contrast reflect the tension between stillness and support. Constructed in wood and metal, it challenges balance without sacrificing comfort or presence.
01 Form Exploration
02 Assembly & Exploded View
Structural Balance
The aluminum pipe acts as a compression tie, locking
the frame and resisting lateral force.
The steel rod serves as an extension, stabilizing the
structure by completing a triangulated brace.
Material Selection
Constrained to 2x1 pine, the design embraces repetition
and negative space instead of mass. The uniform
lumber becomes both structure and rhythm.
Aluminum introduces contrast—cool, dense, and
precise—while acting as structural compression.
Steel rod adds visual lightness and tension, extending
beyond the frame to stabilize.
Leather softens the system, offering a suspended seat
that responds to the body and ages with time.
Forty parts. One chair.
K-31 is a prototype for future explorations. Because of
my limitations in materials (pine wood), some design
choices had to be made; making the side profiles
thicker, having multiple horizontal pipes, etc).
