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ACO cellist Julian Thompson | Photo: ACO/Gary Heery
SESURA | a fully adjustable orchestral chair
honours graduatE project
designed by Karen Kong | designed in australia
SESURA received a prestigious 2020 Good Design Award Winner Accolade in the Next Gen NG: Product Design category in recognition for outstanding design and innovation.
Professional orchestras & venues across Australia have shown a strong commercial interest in SESURA including: Sydney Opera House, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Opera Australia, Sydney Youth Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, City Recital Hall, City of Sydney, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Canberra Symphony & Trackdown studio.
“Sesura is an elegant solution to a niche and clearly identified problem with great market potential.
It's a thoughtful and considered design with good use of consumer research incorporated as a part of the design process. Well done.”
- 2020 Good Design Awards Jury, good design australia
design…
an orchestral chair that is lighter
an orchestral chair that is slimmer
an orchestral chair that adjusts quietly
an orchestral chair that is more beautiful
an orchestral chair that people will enjoy using
why?
Due to the high physiological demands that orchestral musicians face, 50% out of 245 musicians in Sydney’s leading orchestras experience musculoskeletal injuries.
In order to reduce the chances of injuries occurring, a crucial area to look into are the chairs that orchestral musicians sit on as it can have a high impact on their physiological health.
All musicians come in different shapes and sizes.
They all have different areas of their body that need to be supported and based on which instrument they play, they need to be supported by the chair differently.
The SESURA chair will allow you to easily adjust to your exact preference every time.
where?
SESURA chairs are designed to be used by professional orchestral musicians in concert halls, rehearsal venues, small studios or even at home for private instrumental practice.
how?
With one hand holding your instrument, the other hand can easily adjust the seat to suit you. By simply turning the three handles on both sides of the chair you can raise and lower chair height, increase the depth and height of the backrest as well.
environment
SESURA seat fabric is made from 100% Australian Ecowool®. Designed and manufactured in Australia. It is fire retardant, does not pill and has the highest grade for abrasion resistance.
This chair is held together with no welds or adhesives - just screws, staples and interference fits. Therefore it can be taken apart more easily to replace parts if needed and at its end of life stage, parts can be re-used, disposed and sorted correctly.
almost 50% slimmer in seat profile
little to no dust exposure for gears - longer lasting
adjustment of backrest is far more user intuitive
chair handles magnetise to seat
reduced metal grinding noise
lighter material weight
product comparison
leading market music chair
130mm thickness of seat profile
all gears housed externally
two hands needed to adjust backrest
adjusting handles portrude from seat
height gears are steel on steel
materials - steel | MDF
SESURA
70mm thickness of seat profile
all gears housed internally
one hand needed to adjust backrest
adjusting handles are magnetised to chair base
height gears are nylon on steel
materials - aluminium | plywood
ideas & process
Find out more about the design process of SESURA.