Two Step Chair - A high chair for public places
(2021) In Diploma work IDEM05 20211Industrial Design
- Abstract
- Sitting in a high chair gives a feeling of security and of having control
- you get an overview of the room you are in. But high chairs are often difficult to get up on, you feel clumsy, there is no good support for your feet and they are often quite uncomfortable.
The research I have done shows that many people therefore reject the high chair,
despite the positive feelings it can also give. Those who still choose a high chair do so at times to drink coffee or have a drink,but rarely for rest and contemplation - situations where the feeling of security and control should contribute positively.
My interest in high chairs was aroused when I visited the Design Museum Denmark
in Copenhagen. I noticed that the design classics were... (More) - Sitting in a high chair gives a feeling of security and of having control
- you get an overview of the room you are in. But high chairs are often difficult to get up on, you feel clumsy, there is no good support for your feet and they are often quite uncomfortable.
The research I have done shows that many people therefore reject the high chair,
despite the positive feelings it can also give. Those who still choose a high chair do so at times to drink coffee or have a drink,but rarely for rest and contemplation - situations where the feeling of security and control should contribute positively.
My interest in high chairs was aroused when I visited the Design Museum Denmark
in Copenhagen. I noticed that the design classics were strongly dominated by low
chairs. Only a few high chairs were presented at the museum. This finding became
the starting point for this project. The question was: Why are there so few high
chairs compared to low ones? Are high chairs needed at all and can the area of use
be expanded?
The purpose of my thesis has been to investigate people's attitudes to high chairs, and then to translate this knowledge into a concept that can expand the use of high chairs so that the positive effects of high seating opportunities can be utilized to a greater extent.
For getting a few different perspectives I have turned to three groups that come
into contact with high chairs in different ways, partly users of different ages, partly architects and orthopedists. After interviews with these groups, I have been able to map positive and negative characteristics, as well as suitable areas of use and placements of high chairs. With this knowledge as a basis, I have since designed my chair, Two Step chair. (Less)
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- author
- Linderheim, Klas
- supervisor
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- Jasjit Singh LU
- Per Liljeqvist LU
- organization
- course
- IDEM05 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- publication/series
- Diploma work
- report number
- ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--21/50516-SE
- other publication id
- ISRN
- language
- English
- id
- 9043131
- date added to LUP
- 2021-04-16 14:36:14
- date last changed
- 2021-04-17 15:20:09
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abstract = {{Sitting in a high chair gives a feeling of security and of having control
- you get an overview of the room you are in. But high chairs are often difficult to get up on, you feel clumsy, there is no good support for your feet and they are often quite uncomfortable.
The research I have done shows that many people therefore reject the high chair,
despite the positive feelings it can also give. Those who still choose a high chair do so at times to drink coffee or have a drink,but rarely for rest and contemplation - situations where the feeling of security and control should contribute positively.
My interest in high chairs was aroused when I visited the Design Museum Denmark
in Copenhagen. I noticed that the design classics were strongly dominated by low
chairs. Only a few high chairs were presented at the museum. This finding became
the starting point for this project. The question was: Why are there so few high
chairs compared to low ones? Are high chairs needed at all and can the area of use
be expanded?
The purpose of my thesis has been to investigate people's attitudes to high chairs, and then to translate this knowledge into a concept that can expand the use of high chairs so that the positive effects of high seating opportunities can be utilized to a greater extent.
For getting a few different perspectives I have turned to three groups that come
into contact with high chairs in different ways, partly users of different ages, partly architects and orthopedists. After interviews with these groups, I have been able to map positive and negative characteristics, as well as suitable areas of use and placements of high chairs. With this knowledge as a basis, I have since designed my chair, Two Step chair.}},
author = {{Linderheim, Klas}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
series = {{Diploma work}},
title = {{Two Step Chair - A high chair for public places}},
year = {{2021}},
}