Pelota
Sep 25, 2025
Pelota
Sep 25, 2025
An unusual seating piece in wood. In this project I was exploring the material properties of wooden seating piece no bigger than 50x50x50 cm, which was also the name of the course led by Mikkel Sommerschield Jøranstaad at AHO.
The stool stands up with the help from a steel ballast placed inside the structure. Pelota is therefore an interactive piece that explores shape, materials and physics in a fun and compelling way. The curvature in the wood shows the growth rings in the birch wood.
*Nominated for AHO Works 2025 in the category Aesthetics & Material Exploration*
Part of this course here
Pelota
Sep 25, 2025
Pelota
Sep 25, 2025
An unusual seating piece in wood. In this project I was exploring the material properties of wooden seating piece no bigger than 50x50x50 cm, which was also the name of the course led by Mikkel Sommerschield Jøranstaad at AHO.
The stool stands up with the help from a steel ballast placed inside the structure. Pelota is therefore an interactive piece that explores shape, materials and physics in a fun and compelling way. The curvature in the wood shows the growth rings in the birch wood.
*Nominated for AHO Works 2025 in the category Aesthetics & Material Exploration*
Part of this course here
An unusual seating piece in wood. In this project I was exploring the material properties of wooden seating piece no bigger than 50x50x50 cm, which was also the name of the course led by Mikkel Sommerschield Jøranstaad at AHO.
The stool stands up with the help from a steel ballast placed inside the structure. Pelota is therefore an interactive piece that explores shape, materials and physics in a fun and compelling way. The curvature in the wood shows the growth rings in the birch wood.
*Nominated for AHO Works 2025 in the category Aesthetics & Material Exploration*
Part of this course here
Product Features
Product Features
A playful piece
A playful piece
The stool stands upright due to a steel ballast in the bottom. It rocks back and forth!
The stool stands upright due to a steel ballast in the bottom. It rocks back and forth!
Hollow structure
Hollow structure
To allow for good balance when upright
To allow for good balance when upright
1:1 prototype
1:1 prototype
Scale model in MDF to get the feel for the size and shape
Scale model in MDF to get the feel for the size and shape
Process Gallery
Process Gallery
