Chair Lab is a family workshop proposal for the Decorative Arts and Design Exhibit at the National Museum in Oslo, Norway. This multi-disciplinary project was realized while working in Oslo, Norway in collaboration with education graduate students at The University of Oslo and also in collaboration with The National Museum in Norway.
Our group worked with The Decorative Arts and Design Exhibit with the specific focus of enhancing the visitor experience for families in the space by bringing in various forms of technology.
This project came in two parts. Working with the graduate students, we were able to align our concept to pedagogical theories and create a design brief. Next, using the parameters set in the design brief, we better defined and visualized what is now Chair Lab.
The workshops spotlights the design process through the many furniture designs in the exhibition space. Families begin in the workshop space, the chair lab, and are introduced to brainstorming on an