ONE_SHOT Stool

Architecture and Design

2006

Patrick Jouin
French, born 1967

Manufactured by Materialise
Belgian, founded 1990

Patrick Jouin’s kinetic design was the first piece of furniture created with Belgian design company Materialise’s Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), a rapid prototyping technique that produces three-dimensional objects from a computer model. Jouin digitally “printed” ONE_SHOT Stool in three dimensions from polymer powder fusedtogether and hardened with heat from a laser beam. The work emerged from the printing process in the folded position, fully formed and ready to use. ONE_SHOT Stool features 35 hinges, 12 movable legs, and an integrated handle on the seat to allow for easy opening and closing; with a simple twist of the hand, the cluster of rods transforms into a small, functional, aesthetically strong seat.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Architecture and Design

Artist: Patrick Jouin (Designer)
Title: ONE_SHOT Stool
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 2006
Medium: Polyamide (nylon) and alumide
Dimensions: 40 × 32 cm (15 3/4 × 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Funds provided by the Architecture & Design Society
Reference Number: 2008.560

Art Institute of Chicago, “Selections from the Architecture and Design Collection,” May 16, 2009–January 2010.
Art Institute of Chicago, “Rethinking Typologies: Architecture and Design from the Permanent Collection,” March 3–July 29, 2012.
Art Institute of Chicago, “Sharing Space: Creative Intersections in Architecture and Design,“ April 6–August 18, 2013.

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