POD
DATE - SPRING 2023
SCOPE - 5-WEEK FURNITURE DESIGN GROUP PROJECT
ROLES - ART: Research, Interviews, Sketches, Prototype, CMF, and Storytelling
ALEX: Sketches, Prototype, CAD, and Renders
AWARD - SIT FURNITURE DESIGN, WINNER IN LOUNGE CHAIR
Private and Versatile Public Lounge Seating
POD is a public seating solution designed to provide users with the privacy and versatility they need in public spaces. Its shape provides angles of 105 degrees and 130 degrees, ensuring comfort and ease in both sitting and lounging.
Reframed prompt:
Welcoming, private, and versatile public seating
Ideation
Refinement
Prototyping
POD
POD is a private and versatile public lounge chair
A place to work, lounge, and let natural light penetrate this personal environment.
Construction
Through veneered ¾" Baltic birch plywood and bent acrylic, POD can withstand heavy usage, making it ideal for busy public areas.
POD invites users to sit or lounge
Its asymmetric angles of 105 and 130 degrees offer comfort for both sitting and lounging.
Lessons Learned
Importance of Physical Modeling
Gained understanding of scale, considerations to improve upon, and received significant feedback.
Project Collaboration
Divided and conquered project responsibilities, duel-contributing to factors such as the form.
Impact of Interviews
Organized and distributed furniture survey which directly impacted design criteria.
