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Possible Design Contexts & Their Challenges For Chairs - Coggle Diagram
Possible Design Contexts & Their Challenges For Chairs
Timeless design :question:
Current trends in the furniture industry?
Will this design be attractive in 20 years?
What makes 20th century designs be used in the modern day?
Can the chair last for many many years?
Working from home :question:
Due to modern day changes in work structures, is there a growing demand in chairs that compliment home-offices?
Are people demanding fully ergonomic chairs? Do people need fully ergonomic chairs?
What have been the negative experiences that employees have with their chairs while working from 9-5?
Disabilities :question:
What problems do people with disabilities face with modern chair designs?
Are chairs inclusive for everyone (getting onto it, feeling safe in it etc)?
How do older people interact with this chairs? How do people in wheelchairs interact with chairs? How do people with arthritis interact in chairs?
Education/Office settings :question:
Does a chair in a work office differ from the type of chair found in a therapist's office? Why? What makes the design requirements differ?
What kind of chairs are found in a school setting? Why are they like that? Do students find the chairs uncomfortable? Are there different chairs for different subject areas?
Lounge Settings :question:
Where is the product going to placed and how should it look like according to its setting? EG. A living room lounge chair may be different to a restaurant's waiting area lounge chair.
How can a chair be made so it fits more than 50% of peoples home/lounging spaces?
Cultural design :question:
How does furniture differ in different parts of the world?
What are their expectations and requirements?
Are there design motifs and trends in other parts of the world that are inspirational and that we haven't used yet?
Can we mix different cultural furniture designs with others to influence aesthetics?
Multifunctional design :question:
Do chairs need more than one function? EG. Cinema chairs need to be able to hold drinks.
How can you transform a chair to be used as something else?
Health and safety :question:
What health and safety issues do people face when using furniture?
Is there harm that the product causes after its product like cycle?
Is the assembly of the product causing danger?
Are the users subjected to potential danger? (EG. Old people could fall off an unsafe chair)