Seattle, Washington, USA
“People enjoy chaise longue chairs as a way to relax and detach. They are not social chairs, but experiential chairs. The Good Day Lounge Chair derives its form from the emotions and feelings of being consumed by music,” states Cameron Smith.
Inspired by music, the Good Day chaise lounge is an experiential chair designed by Cameron Smith and Ilia Timonin of Furniture Smith to invoke a sense of solitude and serenity.
The project has been awarded a Prize Design for Modern Furniture + Lighting 2023 by Global Design News and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design and a 2022 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
The contrast between the thin profile of the chair suspended under heavier legs creates a sense of lightness and floating.
In the same way that artists complement each other, the contrasting forms of the chair create a commanding yet elegant presence.
The cast aluminum seat requires an internal steel structural frame in the aluminum casting to carry the load and maintain strength during various loading conditions.
The legs and frame can be painted in complementary colors or polished for a more modern look.
To achieve clean lines where the stitching doesn’t distract from the form, leather is wet-formed in molds and then glued to the pads for a clean, stitch-free look.
Carbon fiber is used as a backer for the pads to maintain the shape of the leather and conceal the magnets used to keep the pads in place.
The leather pads come in a multitude of Italian leather colors and can be easily changed.
With magnetic connections, changing the leather pads is quick and easy. It’s also a fun way to show off the carbon fiber backing to the leather pads.
Each Good Day chair includes a stainless badge located underneath the headrest that is serialized to verify the authenticity of the chair.
Project: Good Day Chaise Lounge Chair
Designers: Product Creation Studio, Furniture Smith
Lead Designers: Cameron Smith and Ilia Timonin
Manufacturer: Furniture Smith
