Boghylde
Danish for Bookshelf
A braceless cantilevered reading chair born from an engineering challenge, uniting aesthetics and structure with integrity, precision, and restraint. Designed for museum environments, it invites visitors to pause, read, and reflect among exhibited works, proving that bold ideas can be made buildable.
2025.
DATE
24 days.
DURATION
Furniture.
CATEGORY
Manual machining, Woodworking, 3D printing, Rhino.
TOOL
Books Beneath the Seat
Boghylde invites visitors to sit with its braceless cantilevered form, while curated texts beneath the seat encourage reflection and deeper engagement with surrounding artworks. Its precise tilt offers just enough ease to immerse viewers in what they see, without so much comfort that attention drifts away.
Sculptural in Presence
Cantilever Chair that blends sculpture and function, light yet bold enough for a gallery
Purposeful in Use
Underseat offers space for curated texts and readings tied to the exhibition.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Static structural FEA (von Mises) with a 3000 N distributed seat load (≈675 lbf, ≈306 kg-equiv) mapped stress concentrations across the frame and joints.
Minimum safety factor: 1.99 (target 2.146, yield-based) at a localized hotspot, guiding reinforcement of the critical joint region.
Process
Cantilevered form is supported by a manually milled steel frame with press-fitted joints. 3D-printed jigs guided complex cuts and drilling.
