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This project sets out to design an adaptive children’s furniture system that can respond to children’s growth over time. Instead of being quickly replaced as the child grows, the product aims to extend its lifespan through clear transformation structure. The target users are families with young children who need furniture that is safe, durable, space-efficient, and emotionally long-lasting.
The outcome should provide a stable, safe, and flexible seating solution that supports different stages of growth while reducing unnecessary furniture replacement.
The inspiration for this product came from observing how easily the bristles of a regular cushion brush could break. This led me to realize that the most vulnerable parts of a commonly used cushion brush are the bristles that come into contact with the scalp, and this simple damage directly impacts the product's lifespan.
Sustainability is always a popular and necessary topic for everyone, from individuals, companies to government. The popular sustainable strategies in market are on policies, materials, production or recycling. However, there are still limitations on such sustainable methods. It can’t help with the change of consumerism, and it might leads to more unlimited purchasing.
However, when I look back to some daily experiences, I found that there are a lot of examples of keeping certain products for a long time. For example, the watch from grandfather, a toy bear that accompanied since a kid, or the wedding dress from mum.
These situations are good examples of sustainability and long-term durability from users’ perspectives. It raised my research questions of: To improve product lifespan and sustainability, I decided to redesign the brush.
Current children’s seating is largely stage-specific, resulting in short product lifespans and frequent replacement.
This project aims to design a growth-oriented children’s chair that supports multiple stages of development while remaining simple, stable, and space-efficient, enabling continuous use within the home.
Problem statement:
How might we design a children’s chair that adapts across growth stages, while remaining simple to operate, space-efficient, and suitable for everyday use, so that it is used longer rather than replaced?
Users:
Stage 1
A chair with a more complex structure and more moving parts will create unnecessary safety issues. Therefore, considering both the safety and structural issues of children's chairs, I decided to reduce the number of moving parts and simplify the structure.
Stage 2
Stage 3
Final Design