A foldable beach chair of my own design, crafted from okoumé hardwood with a seat of traditional handmade fabric from Madeira. It folds flat to just 5 cm — light enough to carry to the beach, yet sturdy enough to relax in for hours.
This is the second iteration. The first chair showed its limits after real use — the wood was too soft and the screws too weak — so I rebuilt it from scratch. This time the entire design lived in a parametric technical drawing first: complete documentation and a 3D assembly before the first cut, with properly sized screws and bolts throughout.
Build notes: Designing parametrically before cutting paid off — every dimension stayed consistent and every joint was planned ahead. Softwood and undersized hardware don't survive real use; hardwood and properly sized fasteners are worth the investment.