01 / Selected work

ALMA

A reclining chair platform shaped through mechanism development, supplier collaboration, and hands-on validation.

Context: Professional product development
My focus: Recline mechanism, suppliers & testing
Scope: Modular chair platform

The finished ALMA chair establishes the connection between the mechanism and the complete product.View full-size image in a new tab

Development

From mechanical intent to a complete chair.

Working within a small development team led by the owner’s product vision, I developed counterbalance and motion-control components through CAD refinement, functional prototypes, and supplier collaboration. The assembled chair demonstrates the resulting recline behavior.

ALMA moves from upright to reclined in the assembled product.Download video

Industrialization

Design decisions carried through to testing.

Supplier communication, first-article inspection, and in-house testing connected design intent to physical parts. This board distinguishes ALMA 100 development work from the ALMA 200 third-party validation report and my more limited component role on that model.

Manufacturing and validation evidence, with ALMA 100 and ALMA 200 scope identified.View full-size image in a new tab

Platform

One system, multiple expressions.

The family brings together seven base options, three arm styles, and three back heights. A shared mechanical foundation supports variation at the product level.

The platform family: seven bases, three arm styles, and three back heights.View full-size image in a new tab

Look closer

Additional technical details and development studies.

In-house prevalidation

An in-house test sequence used during development.

An in-house test sequence used during development.Download video

Swivel mechanism study

Additional mechanism development imagery from the ALMA project.

THE TAKEAWAY

The work extends beyond a finished CAD model: mechanism behavior, supplier realities, and physical testing all shape the product.