Assignment 2 Furniture and Product Design: Detailed Report On A Office Chair

ASSIGNMENT 2
FURNITURE AND PRODUCT

DESIGN
DETAILED REPORT ON A
OFFICE CHAIR
SUBMITTED BY
N LALITH ADITYA
Y11AP0117
B.ARCH 3/5
ANUCAP
OFFICE CHAIR CHAIR IS A SEPARATE SEAT FOR

ONE PERSON, TYPICALLY WITH A
BACK AND FOUR LEGS.
THECHAIRIS OF EXTREME
ANTIQUITY AND SIMPLICITY,
ALTHOUGH FOR MANY CENTURIES
AND INDEED FOR THOUSANDS OF
OFFICE
YEARSCHAIR
IT WASAT
ANGLANCEARTICLE OF STATE
AND DIGNITY RATHER THAN AN
AN
AVERAGE
PERSON MAKES
ARTICLE
OF ORDINARY
USE. 53 CHANGES TO HIS
OR HER TORSO POSITION IN AN HOUR WHILE
SITTING IN A CHAIR ACCORDING TO 2001 STUDY
OF DESK BOUND OFFICE WORKERS.
THE DESIGN OF THE CHAIR SHOULD BE SUCH
THAT IT IS STABLE, YET PROMOTE DYNAMIC,
ACTIVE, NATURAL MOTION ALLOWING SITTING IN
ANY POSITION.
THE CHAIR SHOULD SUPPORT YOU IN WHATEVER
POSITION YOU FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE.
IT SHOULD BE SIMPLE, NATURAL AND EASY,
INTUITIVE AND ENJOYABLE TO USE.
WE LOOK IN AN IDEAL OFFICE CHAIR

EXPLORED AND APPLIED THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES.
OFFICE SEATING NEED TO GO BEYOND THE ASSUMPTIONS AND
APPROACHES OF TRADITIONAL CHAIRS.
THE CHAIR SHOULD BE WONDERFULLY SOPHISTICATED,
ELEGANT, COMFORTABLE, INVITING AND REMARKABLY SIMPLE
AND NATURAL TO USE.
THE CHAIR WILL SUPPORT YOU IN ALL THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES
COMPRISING YOUR WORK DAY: FROM SITTING AT A COMPUTER
TO TALKING ON THE PHONE TO INTERACTING WITH OTHERS;
FROM TURNING OR REACHING TO BENDING OR STRETCHING.
TIMELINE
1849
1998
1984
1976
1980
1984
2008
1971
1979
1994
2008
2010
COMPONENTS
Head Rest
BACK REST
ARM REST
SEAT
HEIGHT
CONTROLLER KNOBS
5 ARM STAND
ROTATING WHEEL
SEAT HEIGHT
ADJUSTING KNOBS
A RANGE OF 16 - 20.5
INCHES OFF THE FLOOR
SHOULD ACCOMMODATE
MOST USERS.
THIGHS SHOULD BE
HORIZONTAL, LOWER
LEGS VERTICAL.
FEET FLAT ON THE
SEAT DEPTH
It is measured from the front edge of the seat to
the lumbar support region of the backrest.
If the seat depth is excessive, small people will
not be able to sit back far enough to get the benefit
of the backrest. A seat width of 17-20 inches suffices
for most people and should be deep enough to
permit the back to contact the lumbar backrest
without cutting into the backs of knees.
The front edge should be rounded and padded
Bucket-type seats must
A WATERFALL EDGE
be avoided. The seat should
swivel easily.
HEAD REST
Minimum width of
450mm is required. This
gives a little extra space
above the 97.5th percentile
hip width for Indian women
of 445mm.The 97.5th
percentile hip width for
Indian males is less than
this (417mm).RANGE : 380
PURPOSE
: TO PROVIDE COMFORT
to 480mm
AND SAFETY.
HEADREST-HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE
CUSHIONED FOR COMFORT
EFFECT : RELAXED POSTURE THAT
HELPS RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON
SEAT SLOPE
BACK REST
PROVISION FOR FORWARD

SLOPE OF THE SEAT, UP TO A
MAXIMUM OF 10 DEGREES, IS
USEFUL TO REDUCE PRESSURE
ON
THEFOR
THIGHS
WHEN
BUT
GENERAL
PURPOSES,
WORKING
WHILE
LEANING
A CHAIR
FORWARD.
WITH THE SEAT ANGLE FIXED
AND HORIZONTAL IS PROBABLY
BEST. THE SEAT SLANT SHOULD
BE ADJUSTABLE (0 TO 10
DEGREES).
THE BACKREST SHOULD

BE LARGE ENOUGH TO
COVER THE ENTIRE WIDTH
OF THE BACK. A MINIMUM
OF 12 IS RECOMMENDED
FOR WIDTH.
SEAT BACK HEIGHT
PREFERENCE VARIES
DRAMATICALLY FROM USER
TO USER.LUMBAR SUPPORT,
THESE COMMONLY RANGE
FROM 6 TO 10 IN HEIGHT.
IN FULL-LENGTH DESIGNS,
BACKRESTS
IN THAT
CASE, THESHOULD
LUMBAR
BE CONTOURED TO FIT SUPPORT
THE S SHAPED
SHOULDCURVES
BE
OF THE SPINE, NOT ENTIRELY
FLAT AT
ORLSTRAIGHT.
CENTERED
3-4
VERTEBRAE. A LUMBAR
ARM REST
ERGONOMIC ARMRESTS ARE
OPTIONAL FEATURES.
ARMREST USERS REPORT
ENHANCED PERFORMANCE
INCLUDING LESS FATIGUE,
INCREASED COMFORT, AND
BETTER ENDURANCE WITH
SUSTAINED COMPUTING.
ARMRESTS SHOULD BE
PLACED AT LEAST 18.5 APART
MADE ARMREST
OF SOFT OR
AN ERGONOMICALLY AND
DESIGNED
PADDED
MATERIAL.
SHOULD BE ADJUSTABLE
VERTICALLY
AND NOT
IMPAIR CIRCULATION DUE TO DIRECT PRESSURE
TO CONTACT AREAS BUT DISTRIBUTE THAT LOAD
OVER BROAD AREAS COMFORTABLY. ARMRESTS
SHOULD ADJUST BETWEEN 2 AND 4 VERTICALLY
BASE
TO ACCOMMODATE USERS PREFERENCE.
AN ERGONOMICALLY
DESIGNED CHAIR HAS A SOLID,
SAFE, AND STABLE 5-POST
CHAIR BASE. IT SHOULD BE
MADE OF STRONG MATERIALS
TO SUPPORT UP TO FIVE TIMES
THE BODY WEIGHT.
THE CHAIR BASE SHOULD
ALSO BE EQUIPPED WITH
QUALITY CASTERS TO PERMIT
EASY MANEUVERING ON OFFICE
SEAT MATERIAL
LEATHER
A CHAIR SEAT AND BACK SHOULD

BE PADDED ENOUGH TO ALLOW
COMFORTABLE CIRCULATION.
IF A SEAT IS TOO SOFT, THE
MUSCLES MUST ALWAYS ADJUST
TO MAINTAIN A STEADY POSTURE,
CAUSING STRAIN AND FATIGUE.
THE SEAT FABRIC SHOULD
"BREATHE" TO ALLOW AIR
CIRCULATION
CLOTHES
INFERENCE THROUGH
:
THE SKIN.
1.)CHAIR TO
AFFECTS
THE WORKING
EFFICIENCY AND THE PHYSIQUE OF
ALL.
2.)SOFT CUSHIONY SEAT AND ARM
REST PREFERABLE.
CUSHION
WIRE MESH
3.)ALL THE COMPONENTS ARM

REST, BACK REST, FOOT REST
MUST BE
ADJUSTABLE.
LEATHER

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ASSIGNMENT 2

FURNITURE AND PRODUCT

OFFICE CHAIR CHAIR IS A SEPARATE SEAT FOR

WE LOOK IN AN IDEAL OFFICE CHAIR

PROVISION FOR FORWARD

THE BACKREST SHOULD

A CHAIR SEAT AND BACK SHOULD

3.)ALL THE COMPONENTS ARM

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