sitcomfort boat seat

Design for multi-use folding seat with focus on mass-manufacture.

Sitcomfort approached springtime to update their range of folding backrest aimed at the boating market. The brief was to improve durabilty and comfort and redesign for mass-manufacture.

The proposal utilises injection molded ABS structural components and molded eva foam finished in water-resistant synthetic fabrics.

Extensive simulation load testing and several redesigns were neccesary to produce a component that could provide the neccesary rigidity while maintaining uniform wall thickness. The same component is used as both base and backrest, minimising manufacturing costs.

Client: Sitcomfort

Location: Amsterdam, NL

Date: 2018

Role: Designer