Alex Hafen
Toro Chair
The Toro blends traditional woodworking with a tubular steel frame. It uses an iconic torus shape and symmetrical form language to make a dining chair that complements a variety of spaces. This design celebrates both texture and form, reflecting Icon’s craftsmanship while embracing new material possibilities.
Research
I started by identifying a gap in Icon Designs catelog, which I decided was a well made versitaile chair that highlighted their woodworking skills and had a timeless aesthetic that could last in their line. Then I drew inspiration from historical references with similar design idiologies.
Sketches
Proposal 1
When presenting my designs to Icon Design, I decided to move forward with the circular back, but the frame needed to be resolved, and production costs were a concern, as well as it fitting into their current asethetic that consistently used multiple materials
Final Form
Metaproject 15 is a class where select students created furniture designs for the company Icon Design, and 5 designs, including the Toro, were chosen to be made into full-scale, true-to-material prototypes and brought to the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City to determine which one to put into production.