Physio Solutions:
Final Design:
The proposed solution of the chair will improve the interaction between the user and the product. With a 'secret' compartment and interchangeable feet for adding angles to the chair to create comfort, the user is able to utilize the product well beyond finishing a meal at the dinner table. The interaction involved in storing a product relies on personal trust with the chair to look after something in the compartment, uniting the user and chair. The interchangeable feet produce a further connection between the two with personalization of comfort levels.
This task has challenged my design thinking by forcing me to think and contemplate out of my original personal confines and into a deeper thought process to consider others. Long-term satisfaction, product attachment and product endurance all had to be processed through the eyes of the customer, taking out any selfish beliefs that I held
Designing beyond the original product provoked a more innovative and exciting response compared to previous design tasks. It allowed me to build on a foundation with no risks, so design responses could be anything.
Defining what ideas to put in was a very personal approach and personal opinion could only divide them up. With this being the case, the group solution was never going to please everybody. However the solution our group came up with was resolved and had aspects that everyone approved of.
To design a new piece of furniture from scratch, I would start by thinking about the person it is being designed. What ways could the furniture go beyond its original purpose and how new purposes can be formed.
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