LINE
(2020) In Diploma work IDEL01 20201Industrial Design
- Abstract
- The project started with the question “why wouldn’t a disabled or old
person want it to look nice at home?” Many assistive products on the
market are designed in a way that doesn’t fit the interior trends, which
is an issue for several reasons. By the aesthetics assistive products
possess, the users get labeled as people who are sick and abnormal.
The brief was then created and the goal was to design toilet armrests
with the universal design principles to make the bathroom atmosphere
feel more appealing but also show that we can think differently when
we design for these marginalized groups of people.
In Sweden, we have a specific system of how to get an assistive
product if you are in need of one. The alternatives are few even... (More) - The project started with the question “why wouldn’t a disabled or old
person want it to look nice at home?” Many assistive products on the
market are designed in a way that doesn’t fit the interior trends, which
is an issue for several reasons. By the aesthetics assistive products
possess, the users get labeled as people who are sick and abnormal.
The brief was then created and the goal was to design toilet armrests
with the universal design principles to make the bathroom atmosphere
feel more appealing but also show that we can think differently when
we design for these marginalized groups of people.
In Sweden, we have a specific system of how to get an assistive
product if you are in need of one. The alternatives are few even though
there’s plenty on the market. This system is good because everyone can
get the tools they need, but since it costs a lot for the government there
have been many cases when people aren’t getting what they need. This
means that there’s a possibility that the market will change and that
the users will start to buy more of these assistive products themselves.
The research phase includes both psychological aspects, a market
investigation, interviews with experts within the field and trend
research. The conclusions from this lead to a functional analysis which
was a merge between the highly important functions but with a focus
on the visual identity.
The design process included sketches, foam models and 3D-models.
The final result is a full-scale prototype that distinguishes a lot from
the current market. 3D-renderings was also created to convince that
the armrest fit in perfectly in a modern bathroom. The shape of the
armrest offers better comfort but also better support than the ones on
the market. (Less)
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- author
- Hjortenklev Wassberg, Emma
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- IDEL01 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- publication/series
- Diploma work
- report number
- ISRN-number: LUT-DVIDE/EX--20/50463-SE
- other publication id
- ISRN
- language
- English
- id
- 9006980
- date added to LUP
- 2020-03-23 08:42:48
- date last changed
- 2020-03-24 07:21:25
@misc{9006980,
abstract = {{The project started with the question “why wouldn’t a disabled or old
person want it to look nice at home?” Many assistive products on the
market are designed in a way that doesn’t fit the interior trends, which
is an issue for several reasons. By the aesthetics assistive products
possess, the users get labeled as people who are sick and abnormal.
The brief was then created and the goal was to design toilet armrests
with the universal design principles to make the bathroom atmosphere
feel more appealing but also show that we can think differently when
we design for these marginalized groups of people.
In Sweden, we have a specific system of how to get an assistive
product if you are in need of one. The alternatives are few even though
there’s plenty on the market. This system is good because everyone can
get the tools they need, but since it costs a lot for the government there
have been many cases when people aren’t getting what they need. This
means that there’s a possibility that the market will change and that
the users will start to buy more of these assistive products themselves.
The research phase includes both psychological aspects, a market
investigation, interviews with experts within the field and trend
research. The conclusions from this lead to a functional analysis which
was a merge between the highly important functions but with a focus
on the visual identity.
The design process included sketches, foam models and 3D-models.
The final result is a full-scale prototype that distinguishes a lot from
the current market. 3D-renderings was also created to convince that
the armrest fit in perfectly in a modern bathroom. The shape of the
armrest offers better comfort but also better support than the ones on
the market.}},
author = {{Hjortenklev Wassberg, Emma}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
series = {{Diploma work}},
title = {{LINE}},
year = {{2020}},
}