Using both qualitative and quantitative types of research to design a comfortable television chair

Using both qualitative and quantitative types of research to design a comfortable television chair

TNO Arbeid
van Rosmalen, D.M.K.
Groenesteijn, L.
Boess, S.
Vink, P.

2009

This paper reports on a design and evaluation of a chair in which users can sit comfortably while watching a television screen. The design of this chair is based on requirements that were gathered from three studies with endusers in which their needs and wishes for this chair are explored. These three types of research study show that the chair to be designed should enable users to sit in a large variety of positions and support the body where it requires it. This means that the head, back, arms and legs should be supported in various positions. A full-scale prototype of this chair was built and evaluated with endusers. This evaluation shows that the designed chair enables users to sit in a large variety of positions. A moving arm support and an adjustable feet support contribute to different sitting positions. The designed chair is also rated as comfortable but the position of the head support and the lumbar support need better positioning. The study also shows that the three experiments used to gather end-user information were very valuable to arrive at a better design. © 2009 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Chair design
Lounge seat
Research for design
Sitting comfort
Watching a screen

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ce820440-3a5f-4f43-8755-2cf6c7618c56

https://doi.org/10.1504/jdr.2009.031001

954109

1748-3050

Journal of Design Research, 8 (8), 87-100

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