December 2012
In Situ is a design that allows the user to intuitively use and misuse a chair. This focus on observed human behavior enables a chair that gives users freedom for different positions and tasks.
Through extensive research and observation on the behaviorial relationship between people and chairs a design resulted in a furniture piece that was ultimately non-restrictive on users.
Subtle curves on the sides of In Situ allowed users to face their left or right without the normal discomfort of a hard edged seat. The ergonomic back also enabled users to lean back against the chair to allow the soft curvature to nest underneath their shoulders. And because of its three legged frame a user can even straddle the chair backwards while still retaining freedom of their legs.
Within the backrest, a small surface exists as an armrest or a work surface.
The resulting design, with its behavior based solutions has a strong intuitive interaction that elevates the experience of a normally overlooked task.
Walnut hardwood, ash veneer