DESIGN NAME: Cushion
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Cushion table can reduce the wrist pain.
INSPIRATION: These days, many office workers spend their time at the table.
Many workers are suffering 'Carpal Tunnel Syndrome'.
'Carpal Tunnel Syndrome' is caused by a lot of computer works such as clicking mouse and typing which evoke wrist strain.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The main concept of cusion table is ' relaxing the wrist'.
It is made up of hard plastic table board, soft cushion
and stainless table legs.
Table board is wrapped by a cushion and well-designed table legs support the table board. Table legs are inspired by spiders legs.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: -
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in June 2016 in South Korea and finished in July 2016 in South Korea
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: It is made up of hard plastic table board, soft cushion
and stainless table legs.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: -
TAGS: Furniture, Talble, Singletable, Cushion
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Minimize contact with hard or sharp surfaces. This is especially important at the wrists and elbows. these things can be a preaution for 'Carpal Tunnel Syndrome' so when I designed my table , I use these two points.
CHALLENGE: The hardest part of this design was adjusting cushion part from the table. because cushions size and height were the most important parts to solve the wrist problems.
ADDED DATE: 2016-09-06 13:25:12
TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Main designer : Donghong Seo and Support designer : Hyunho hwang
IMAGE CREDITS: Donghong Seo - Kunkuk Univ, 2016.
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