Physio Attachment.
An additional cushion insert would make it much more comfortable to the user to sit in.
Widening the base of the legs, and adjusting the back rest and seat placement, would allow the chairs to become stack-able.
Psycho/Socio Attachment
Adding an area were the user can create there own style and graphics gives the chair significance, it makes the chair much more personal to the user.
Final Design.
Our final design was very simple and practical. We titled the angle of the chair back, by placing wedges at the front legs, and smaller wedges at the rear, this meant that it was more comfortable for the user to sit in. A foot rest was also added at the front of the legs, purely for comfort. A new back rest, which had a larger surface area was put in place. This gave the chair much more comfort and support on the back, the original back support was a small back, which caused problems to the should blades. This was overcome by the new back support. Finally, the base of the seat had an extra compartment added, as a storage space. This was just a simple addition that was practical and assisted in maximising unused space.
This task was interesting, as it made us think about the life of a product, how we as designers are able to adapt concepts to further increase the life span of a particular product. It is pointless to throw out a perfectly good product, and with simple small additions, a product can be transformed into a new design.
This exercise was great fun, and allowed each team member to be as creative as they wanted. It also ment that new ideas were found whilst working with other team members, and we could feed of eachothers ideas. However, it could possible have been a bit easier, communication wise, if the groups were a bit smaller.
Overall, it was great fun and eye opening to new design considerations.
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