Alexandru Harapu

Rubik's Chair - poster - As a submission to the 2011 APMR design contest for avant-garde small furniture, this chair is inspired by Erno Rubik's snake toy. Like the toy it has the ability to shape shift. In a future where living space is limited, this kind of product would help you convert spaces. A chair at the dinner table, a bench for 2 friends to share (with a magazine holder), o hipster lounge, or a bed for an overnight guest. It is what the future needs and what today's design delivers.

Rubik's Chair - details - The chair is built out of seven modules, each connection rotating individually. This allows the chair to take several different shapes. The distance and angels of the cuts between the parts have been carefully calculated so that the specific shapes taken can serve different tasks. Each module has a metallic joint, wooden structure and foam covering. Then a fabric cover which can be changed or cleaned comes on top. Different covers can make the chair unique, using strong colors or patterns.

Take Away - poster - A project centered around the busy urban environment and healthy eating habits. This lunch box is design to appeal to the young generation.

Take Away - details - 3 boxes of different sizes that fit into each other. You can take 1, 2 or3 with you. The top lid has a compartment for cutlery and other utilities, the bottom can be used to heat your food using USB or an AC/DC adapter.

T-Tricks - poster - An entry to the 2008 APMR design contest. This sofa for kids is blending the digital and the real, make child's play out of building furniture.

T-Tricks - details - 12 pieces, 3 shapes, 4 colors. Each piece is unique. They all fit in a wooden box. The design is very simple but efficient, keeping costs down both for manufacturer and consumer.

Toys for the boys - poster - A grooming kit designed to create to address families, focusing on father-son relationship. One trimmer built for cutting your own hair, the other built to cut someone else's.