Tiara Yachts - Boat Fold Out Seating

Tiara Yachts was in need of a new type of fold seating for one of their large luxury boats. At the time current folding canvas seats and other jump seat designs were considered too flimsy and not up to Tiara quality standards for a boat that goes for $500,000 or more. My job was to improve the design over the current canvas foldout to provide occasional seating that was more up to Tiara quality standards for stability, fit and finish. It had to seat two, fold neatly into a specific space and have the minimum capability to hold 2 – two hundred pound people. I coordinated the design with one other designer and an engineer to work through the overall form with the proper kinematics that met the folding requirement of the project. In the process of design we were able to incorporate a enclosed standing leg to support the weight and two cup holders (an added bonus). When stowed the seat allowed for fishing of the back of the boat.

Tiara Yachts was in need of a new type of fold seating for one of their large luxury boats.  At the time current folding canvas seats and other jump seat designs were considered too flimsy and not up to Tiara quality standards for a boat that goes for $500,000 or more.  My job was to improve the design over the current canvas foldout to provide occasional seating that was more up to Tiara quality standards for stability, fit and finish. It had to seat two, fold neatly into a specific space and have the minimum capability to hold 2 – two hundred pound people.  I coordinated the design with one other designer and  an engineer to work through the overall form with the proper kinematics that met the folding requirement of the project.  In the process of design we were able to incorporate a enclosed standing leg to support the weight and two cup holders (an added bonus).  When stowed the seat allowed for fishing of the back of the boat.
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