Jiaming Zhang Furniture Design

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ORIGAMI CRADLE

Jiaming Zhang DEA 4300 Furniture As Eco-Social Art Project Portfolio


Special thanks to Professor Paul Eshelman, woodshop assistant Charles Beach, Jr, and Peter Walz for their patient mentor throughout the furniture design process.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Define

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Research

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Explore

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Converge

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Translate

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Refine

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Construct

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Present

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DEFINE

POPULATION

Breastfeeding Mothers I would like to design a piece of furniture to optimize the breastfeeding experience for mom. According to literatures and researches, breastfeeding is the most effective and healthy nursing method to provide children both healthy physical and mental development. During this stage of life, family, especially mothers, would suffer at the first time breastfeeding, and would fatigue more, and being more stressful than other period of time. Also, at this stage of life, family were willing to spend money on creating the best environment for breastfeeding mothers.

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CONCERNS

social pattern

The most obvious cognitive issue for breastfeeding was depressing and embarrassing. It was difficult and embarrassing for mothers to breastfeed at the beginning stage, since they might not be able to provide enough milk due to stress, which might discourage them.

Breastfeeding mothers are sensitive to surrounding perceived barriers, families’ attitude, and time constraints. My furniture would provide optional partitions (providing privacy while breastfeeding) and paths for communication to make the communication between the mothers, babies and fathers easier and happier.

behaverial

aesthetic preferences

Breastfeeding mothers will be sleepy (or fatigue) most of the time, and there would be changes in appetite (always hungry), and associated with anemia.

Since breastfeeding moms will be stressful and easily depressed, I am trying to build a cozy and warm atmosphere, and a relaxing, relieving, and memorable breastfeeding experience for them. The primary color of the furniture should be warm, and non-aggressive for users, and there could be secondary colors that stays fun for kids to interact with. The furniture should not be too complex for moms, or family, to figure out how to use, so it should be intuitive in use.

anthropometric considerations The furniture needs to support user’s arm when the mom’s holding the baby, and it should also ensure the most comfortable position (semi-reclinced), since how the angle of maternal recline affects important variables, such as self-attachment and breastfeeding outcomes.

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RESEARCH

cognitive issue


EXPLORE

INSPIRATIONS

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Morphological chart

Essentional Functions

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A Visual Privacy

A1 relative room position

A2 partition

B Stress relief (depression)

B1 rocking

B2 radio, Music

B3 deformation, transformation

B4 visual access

C Ergonomics

C1 adjustable back seat

C2 foot rest

C3 arm rest angle

C4 allow different position

D Additional supply support

D1 attachable desk

D2 rotational desk

D3 storage space

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A3 enclosure

B5 pattern

EXPLORE

Sub - Solutions


CONVERGE

STUDY MODELS

B1 Rocking - Side rocking

B1 Rocking + Planes

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STUDY MODELS

D3 Storage

C3 Arm rest angle + Plane

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CONVERGE

A2 Partition


TRANSLATION

DIMENTIONS

[1] 1/2”, 3/4” Baltic Birch Plywood [2] Fleece #88a361 [3] Felt #8b898a

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DETAILS

REFINE

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CONSTRUCT

CONSTRUCTION

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FABRICATION

CONSTRUCT

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PRESENT


PRESENT

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