Classroom chairs

Some are hard. Some are soft. Some are comfortable. Some are just plain obnoxious. In the documentary objectified, it shows everyday items explores from how they are made to what goes on in making the project, the creative process. I know a lot of thought goes on in making the product, but sometimes I think to myself, Really?

Going back to chairs… the chairs in our Des001 class are quite comfortable at times. It contains a cushion for your bottom and a cushion for your back. Once you leave from the chair, the bottom element folds up. How fun. Just kidding. It is oh so comfortable, but not when you stay in it for almost 2 hours of lecture forgetting to take your break during class because you are sooo focused on design. Although the chairs are quite comfortable, the desk needs a little bit of work. It’s so far away and so small that you can barely fit your 8’’x11’’ notebook on it, but that’s a different story. The chairs in my design class are definitely a lot better than some chairs used in other classes. For example, my art class has chairs, wait, I mean stools to sit on. It’s like, ok, you want me to sit on there for 3 hours? No thank you. Not being an art major, it is hard to stay comfortable on a piece of metal. It’s hard and flat, with no curvature whatsoever. Science labs are the same way. They have stools. Very uncomfortable. Although we do not sit down most of the time, after moving around and doing physics experiments, a soft cushion, relaxation oriented chair would be nice to sit down on.

Of course, the designer did not focus on the individuals of the science class and the comfort they want for a mere 15minutes, when creators designed this chair. They were more focused on an inexpensive chair, easily made product, made for an individual who should focus on their task at hand; the science experiment, instead of how comfortable they feel in a chair.