DESIGN AND ERGONOMICS
Ergonomic design ensures comfort, accessibility, and inclusion. By considering diverse needs, it empowers users and promotes equality in everyday life.
ERGONOMIC TABLEWARE SET
TOOL ADAPTATION FOR ACCESSINILITY
2021, 6 week project - University
Focused on accessibility, this project explores user needs, material adaptability, and intuitive design to improve the dining experience for individuals with arthritis. By enhancing comfort and ease of use, it promotes independence and inclusivity at the table.
During the process of this design, the understanding of the user capabilities and experience was the main point, trying to understand daily useful products in order to adapt them for public with reduced hand mobility
The final brief and intention is to design plates that can be held and support by people with reduce strength and mobility , looking for ergonomic shapes and materials
the process to find the ergonomic shape that is later defined through CAD softwares is achieved by the mixture of models and sketches, mixing mathematical shapes with real-life interactions
foam model I (finger placement)
foam model II (hand placement)
foam model III (layers)
soft clay model I (easy to manipulate)
soft clay model II (easy to manipulate)
clay model I
clay model II
clay model III (side cut)
acrylic model I (side cut)
acrylic model II (half plate)
acrylic model III (half plate)
acrylic model IV (half plate)
acrylic model V (half plate)
acrylic model VI (half plate)
Acrylic model VII
(final model, full plate)
2d models (sketehces)
This project aligns with The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) according to the The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Due to the nature of the design, its aim in society and accessibility, it focuses on Goal 3 "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages" and Goal 10 "Reduce inequality" .