FUNiture
FUNiture
Experimental Furniture Design Project
Project Question
What is the future of furniture design?
Furniture design is one of the most aesthetic focused, traditional sectors of design. However, it has also been one of the most explorative in material usage and form studies. Questioning the future possibilities of furniture, I decided to focus on the idea of user experience. Often times, furniture are to be admired for its form and/ or used for functionality.
I wanted to design for user experience in the making as well as the usage of the object, an interactive furniture experience.
Research 1. Ergonomic study around the human body
I wanted to further experiment with lying positions, which made me start creating my own vacuum bags in various sizes and shapes. Experiment continued to identify and utilize the new characteristics of these materials and making methods.
Research 2. Folding + Vacuuming = Structural Support
While experimenting with making my own vacuum bag out of vinyl sheets and vacuum sealant tapes, I explored the different results of the shape of the bag and folding the bags. I made an useful discovery that folding the bag easily adds more structural support by concentrating the peanuts in certain areas. Also, depending on the shape of the bag and the how it’s folded, it resulted variance in the back support, seating bottom, and the seat height.
Final Form
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