Kansas State University

MANHATTAN — A versatile chair 1xbet best casino website has earned a recent Kansas State University graduate a high finish at an international furniture-making competition.

Richard Thompson, Olathe, a May 2014 master's graduate in interior architecture & product 1xbet best casino website , won second place in the commercial 1xbet best casino website division of the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, Georgia, also known as IWF Atlanta. Thompson's winning 1xbet best casino website was for his chair called Tiki Lounge.

Thompson was among 10 interior architecture & product 1xbet best casino website graduates and students from the university's College of Architecture, Planning & 1xbet best casino website , or APDesign, to have their furniture projects selected as finalists in the competition — accounting for one-fourth of the 40 entries in the final judging round. Along with Tiki Lounge, Thompson's Helix Spring Stool also was named a finalist.

Tiki Lounge's original concept had multiple seat settings to add to its ingenuity and appeal.

"My 1xbet best casino website started with a set of goals: to 1xbet best casino website an easy-to-produce piece with versatility in style and in seating types," Thompson said.

To address the production and versatility aspects, Thompson had to carefully choose materials to suit his chair's unique connection between its legs and seat back. This included the use of cold-rolled 1/2-inch solid steel rods for the legs and vacuum-formed 1/8-inch bendable plywood for the seat pan and seat back. It took Thompson only about three weeks to 1xbet best casino website , prototype and complete the Tiki Lounge.

While the multiple settings were included during prototyping, that part of the 1xbet best casino website was cut for the final 1xbet best casino website . Thompson said it would have thrown off the ability of the chairs to stack.

"We are very pleased to see Richard's creative work recognized in this way and to have one-quarter of the student finalist work at IWF Atlanta be from K-State," said Katherine Ankerson, professor and head of the interior architecture & product 1xbet best casino website department. "Our students learn to view 1xbet best casino website problems through multiple scale lenses, and respond to human comfort, material and connection attributes, as well as 'fit' within an environment. Richard's work is an excellent example of these parameters."

Thompson said that while the multiple-setting option did not end up working out, the chair still has some versatility options that would make it suitable for use in hospitality, restaurant, office, educational and residential settings.

"The legs can be powder coated different colors and a number of veneers can be chosen for the body to match the need," he said.

Thompson would like to continue working on his 1xbet best casino website and making improvements to move toward production. He also is interested in prototyping other seating types with the same 1xbet best casino website process.