Leading a team of architectural graduates at Warren and Mahoney, architect Barrington Gohns seeks to explore the use of technology and art within architectural design. Having worked across numerous projects including fashion shows for fashion brand Stolen Girlfriends Club, along with various other creative and visual based installations, he is currently establishing a workshop and studio on the cusp of Grey Lynn and Ponsonby.

His 'Cantilever chair' made from sand cast aluminium, stainless steel, leather and black zinc plated mild steel, enables the user to hover about the floor plane in a free-floating seat. One of the main considerations he took on board with this design was creating a piece of furniture that could withstand the test of time both aesthetically and materially. The cast aluminium core of the seat is non-corrosive and designed to withstand the elements.

The user is able to adjust the angle of the seat by slotting the stainless steel bars which the leather seat hangs off, in and out of cavities, which changes the slack of the chair and the angle the user sits on.

To counter balance the weight of the user, Gohns uses several 18 kilogram weights that can be slotted into the back of the chair, which gives the user the ability to move the chair around without the weights, and then finish the installing process by putting the weights in place (which can then be removed whenever desired).

To contact Barrington you can email him.

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