DemChair
(2017) In Diploma work IDEL01 20171Industrial Design
- Abstract
- An armchair is a necessity all of us have at home or in our work place.
Sitting is often more comfortable than standing, but sitting is not the
best option when it comes to our health. As we grow older, our bodies
weaken and standing in a longer period gets more difficult. Here is where
I started this project.
A nursing home for the elderly with dementia called the Fullriggaren
contacted the school about the troubles they are having with their
furnitures and asked If there is someone that can help them to design a
suitable armchair for the patients that lives in the facility.
The main purpose of this project is to design an armchair that is suitable
for the elderly with demetia that lives in the nursing home. An armchair
... (More) - An armchair is a necessity all of us have at home or in our work place.
Sitting is often more comfortable than standing, but sitting is not the
best option when it comes to our health. As we grow older, our bodies
weaken and standing in a longer period gets more difficult. Here is where
I started this project.
A nursing home for the elderly with dementia called the Fullriggaren
contacted the school about the troubles they are having with their
furnitures and asked If there is someone that can help them to design a
suitable armchair for the patients that lives in the facility.
The main purpose of this project is to design an armchair that is suitable
for the elderly with demetia that lives in the nursing home. An armchair
that is specially made to make their daily lives more comfortable with its
unique materials, shape, ergonomic features, no triggers for the patients
and a special cushion that minimizes sores and pains from sitting in a
longer period of time. (Less)
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- author
- Alvaro, Kingfer
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- IDEL01 20171
- year
- 2017
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- publication/series
- Diploma work
- report number
- ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--17/50363-SE
- language
- English
- id
- 8920428
- date added to LUP
- 2017-07-11 13:14:51
- date last changed
- 2017-07-11 13:14:51
@misc{8920428, abstract = {{An armchair is a necessity all of us have at home or in our work place. Sitting is often more comfortable than standing, but sitting is not the best option when it comes to our health. As we grow older, our bodies weaken and standing in a longer period gets more difficult. Here is where I started this project. A nursing home for the elderly with dementia called the Fullriggaren contacted the school about the troubles they are having with their furnitures and asked If there is someone that can help them to design a suitable armchair for the patients that lives in the facility. The main purpose of this project is to design an armchair that is suitable for the elderly with demetia that lives in the nursing home. An armchair that is specially made to make their daily lives more comfortable with its unique materials, shape, ergonomic features, no triggers for the patients and a special cushion that minimizes sores and pains from sitting in a longer period of time.}}, author = {{Alvaro, Kingfer}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, series = {{Diploma work}}, title = {{DemChair}}, year = {{2017}}, }