ErgoDine Chair
Project Length
5 weeks
Design and Project Intent
The ErgoDine Chair is designed to support lower back pain and provide comfortability with maple wood.
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demographic target : people with lower back pain
design and create a piece of furniture for people that obtain lower back pain after a long time
of sitting everyday.
Ergonomic:
(adj) "designed for comfort or efficiency."
problem and solution : lower back pain
"I get lower back pain when I sit in our dining chair too long."
"Our dining chair makes my back hurt!"
"The ergonomic back design helps keep my back in good posture."
"This chair provides great support to my back!"
Problem
Solution
sketches : beginning ideation sketches
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sketches : second level sketches with notes
Each refined sketch has a different way on how to support lower back pain by presenting different back forms.
basswood models : three variations of different forms
This model's back is ergonomically designed to support the middle back.
This model will break because there are no leg supports.
This prototype will support the lower back while being strong.
fusion model : modeled after target prototype
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The chair above was modeled to the measurement of man and women.
The measurements of the ErgoDine chair were tweaked to fit a average persons height.
The picture on the right is a rendered human model with the ErgoDine chair into scale.
Man : 5'6
Woman : 5'2
Chair 3'
engineer drawing : basic dimensions shown
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full scale prototype : assembled out of construction wood to understand which joints to use
final full scale model : constructed out of maple wood
Assembly:
Used Saws, Sandpaper, Clamps, and other Wood-Shop Tools to create the Final Chair.
Simple Joinery:
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Mortis and Tenon
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Lap
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Lamination
Material:
Maple Wood
Tools Used:
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Table Saw
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Chop Saw
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Band Saw
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Palm Sander
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Glue and Clamps
final : stained and finished with chestnut and polyurethane oil
