The idea of designing a stool which we had at the beginning of the project appeared to have too many downsides, such as the lack of strength given by its height. At first we thought of reducing it's height and convert it into a barber's chair, but we had to consider the ergonomics as well. In the end we came out with a boxy strong armchair for a teenager's bedroom.
We decided the best way to join our cardboard together without using an adhesive was to create notches.
Our 1:2 proposal.
We considered the average body dimensions of a teenager when designing the chair since the client was someone our age
We considered the average body dimensions of a teenager when designing the chair since the client was someone our age
The image below details our first concept after our stool failed miserably, this particular design provides strength but lacked comfort and wasn't too aesthetically pleasing. Looking at our chair and receiving various pieces of feedback from it we chose to change our design, to make it look better and feel more comfortable, we did however keep the grid system at the bottom of the chair to keep the strength.
Gathering feedback on our chair was really valuable and has pushed us in the right direction with this project enabling us to make really crucial changes.
Gathering feedback on our chair was really valuable and has pushed us in the right direction with this project enabling us to make really crucial changes.
Testing our 1:1 model we realised that even if it had a strong structure and it was really sturdy, it was not comfortable, so we thought of different ways to improve it. Also the width of the chair was too small so we removed the armrests.
We tried changing the seat for more comfort, but that implied losing the grid which was giving its strength.
We tried changing the seat for more comfort, but that implied losing the grid which was giving its strength.
So we decided to use the original structure and make the backrest curvy to gain comfort, and make it more ergonomic.