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GREETER SEAT
Greeter Seat.
Lace up on a robust yet classy entryway seat designed to endure the rough activities of daily life.
Role
Product Designer
Duration
5 Weeks (2023)
Type
Furniture
This is Adriana.
Age: 64
Occupation: Carpenter & Remodeler
Adriana's work day is full of loud machines and messes. A peaceful morning routine is essential to prepare for the day. The final step before walking out the door is lacing up her trusted work boots. The Greeter Seat is the perfect piece to smoothly transition Adriana from calm home life to her fast paced work environment, providing comfortable and visually appealing seat for Adriana to prop up each leg and lace up her work boots with ease.
Project Constraints
Material
Wood
Assembly
Joinery
Limitation
No Hardware
Preliminary Ideation
Small Scale Modeling
Visualizing 3 chosen ideas in 3D to help narrow down a direction by creating small scale bass wood models.
3"
Concept 1
Concept 2
2"
Chosen Concept.
From here, the direction was narrowed down to a concept that incorporated a linear form that weaves its way through the planar form of the bench seat; creating a light and airy feeling while still conveying a sturdy and inviting seat.
2.5"
Concept Refinement and Dimensioning
Referencing the Measure of Man and Woman by Henry Dreyfuss.
CONTINUOUS 3x1 FORM WEAVING THROUGH SEAT TO CREATE ARMS AND FOOT BAR.
JOINERY HOLDING SEAT UP AT 4 STURDY POINTS.
WIDER SEAT INCREASES COMFORT AND INCLUSIVITY FOR DIFFERENT BODY TYPES
FOOT BAR ACTS AS A TRANSITION FROM LEFT GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATION TO THE RIGHT CREATING ONE CONTINUOUS FORM.
Dimensions and measurments.
Referencing the The Measure of Man and Woman by Henry Dreyfuss.
Using proportions from The Measure of Man and Woman to create blueprint for first round prototyping.
Full Scale Prototype
To get a final understanding of form, tension on joinery, and dimensions, a quick mock up was created by laminating 2x4s with the planer and jointer and assembly based off initial blue prints.
Bridle Joinery
CAD Modeling & Rendering
Inserting the refined measurements into a model in Fusion 360 to check the adjusted proportions of the form before going into the final model.
Final Model Build Process
Using a planer and jointer to prepare lumbar into 1x1" rods for laminating. I then cut these rods down to desired measurements.
Laminating and sanding each section of stool before assembly.
Assembling the joinery of the sanded pieces,
using a speed square and clamps for accuracy and sturdy curing of the wood glue.
GREETER SEAT.
Maia Malone
Industrial Design
+1.513.479.8629
Malonmj@mail.uc.edu
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