Safe, Comfortable and Lightweight
       
     
 The chairs had to be light comfortable  and  safe.  Seat belts (not a traditional feature) were added while seats were angled backwards to accommodate passengers with spine injuries.
       
     
Traditional Construction
       
     
 Granny Bao and her friends constructed simple sedan chairs by lashing stout bamboo poles to a wicker chair and adding a foot rest. 
       
     
 Sedan chairs were an important secondary industry, after fishing, in Tai O.  It used to be the only land transportation to the remote village.
       
     
Wicker Contruction
       
     
alluminium Construction
       
     
 Bending and cutting was done in Mong Kok
       
     
 All four chairs were welded together in Prince Edward.
       
     
The Charity Race
       
     
Safe, Comfortable and Lightweight
       
     
Safe, Comfortable and Lightweight

These ultra light sedan chairs were an amalgamation of traditional and modern construction. 

 The chairs had to be light comfortable  and  safe.  Seat belts (not a traditional feature) were added while seats were angled backwards to accommodate passengers with spine injuries.
       
     

The chairs had to be light comfortable and safe.  Seat belts (not a traditional feature) were added while seats were angled backwards to accommodate passengers with spine injuries.

Traditional Construction
       
     
Traditional Construction

Our design was informed by research and interviews conducted with a retired sedan chair bearer, 'Granny Bao'.  

 

 Granny Bao and her friends constructed simple sedan chairs by lashing stout bamboo poles to a wicker chair and adding a foot rest. 
       
     

Granny Bao and her friends constructed simple sedan chairs by lashing stout bamboo poles to a wicker chair and adding a foot rest. 

 Sedan chairs were an important secondary industry, after fishing, in Tai O.  It used to be the only land transportation to the remote village.
       
     

Sedan chairs were an important secondary industry, after fishing, in Tai O.  It used to be the only land transportation to the remote village.

Wicker Contruction
       
     
Wicker Contruction

We initially considered constructing the entire chair out of wicker and bamboo.  Time and cost constraints prevented us from doing this.

alluminium Construction
       
     
alluminium Construction

We eventually made a light frame from aluminium and combined this with bamboo.

 Bending and cutting was done in Mong Kok
       
     

Bending and cutting was done in Mong Kok

 All four chairs were welded together in Prince Edward.
       
     

All four chairs were welded together in Prince Edward.

The Charity Race
       
     
The Charity Race

Four chairs were created and used in a charity race which took place on Stanley main street.