Design Guild Mark Holder
Narin Chair
Name of Designer:
David Irwin169
2017
Case Furniture
Narin is a folding chair that doesn’t comprise on aesthethics or comfort in order for it to fold. The collapsible element is a functional addition to an already beautiful chair as opposed to compromising these factors in order to fold it. It is a challenge to achieve a really comfortable seating position whilst also delivering the utilitarian rigour required of a folding chair, however Narin delivers on both these fronts. This is piece of furniture you would be proud to have on display at any time and not the emergency chair that comes out of the cupboard at Christmas.
David Irwin is an industrial designer driven by a curiosity for how and why things are made. For Irwin, design ideas grow from a desire to assign purpose to both traditional and contemporary manufacturing processes. Originally from Northern Ireland, Irwin was drawn to Northumbria University in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, by its reputation for hands-on teaching and a holistic approach to 3-D design.
