Cooling Seat – Design for India
School of Design, Graduate Industrial Design
Students: Yuxi Luo
Faculty: Swati Piparsania
It is an empty seat with a small ball inside, which is ideally made with bamboo. The keywords of this design are flexibility, affordable, easily-made and acceptable. The seat has double layers to make it stronger, last longer and to achieve the ergonomic function of three seating postures. The idea is to use any kind of local material to produce this products, all labors, materials and transportation involved are local, which is affordable, accessible and sustainable.
It is an empty seat with a small ball inside, which is ideally made with bamboo.
Background Research of the heat problem in India.
Inspiration and ergonomic study.
Weaving Instruction
User scenario of the seat