Disater Relief Chair

Disater Relief Chair

1. Aesthetics

   • Colour
     • The colour would have to be a unisex colour as my user group is a wide audience
   • Finish
     • The finish would have to be basic in order to keep the cost down but some finish would be required to protect the material from the challenging surroundings

2. Customer

   • Age
     • My targeted age would range from anywhere from a baby to adult
   • Wealth
     • Due to the target audience being in a devloping country they are unlikely to have a large dispable income therefore the cost would have to be minimalised greatly
   • Gender
     • My chair would be targeted at both genders to widen my audience
   • Location
     • My chair would be designed to aid developing countries, because of this the chair would need to be cheap to distribute around the world. As well as this, the type of transpotation would need to be factored in as not all developing countries would have airports, docks, railway system etc...

3. Environment

   • 6 R's
     • Recycle
     • Reuse
     • Repair
     • Rethink
     • Reduce
     • Refuse
     • The 6 R's are important especially with the product designed for developing countires where they can't necisasrily afford to repair or buy new products constantly. Therefore I need to reduce the amount of waste and make the chair easy to repair.
   • Product life span
     • Linking in with the 6 R's, the target clients can't afford to be repairing or buying new chairs therefore I need to make sure the product can be kept safe as well as being cheap. If the product has a way of protecting itself with some sort of mechanism then the life span could be greatly expanded

4. Safety

   • BSI
     • My product would have to pass certain BSI laws in order to go on general sale
   • Generally, my product need to be safe for it's function. This is critical because if an unsafe product goes on sale it is then liable for any injury claims. In order to prevent this my product will have to withstand various tests before released

5. Size

   • My chair need to fit all age ranges and genders therefore my chair requires to fit all shapes and sizes of people in order to widen up the client range

6. Function

   • My chair need to be able to function as a quick and easy build product that can be sold world-wide. The chair needs to be able to withstand all different types of terrain as well as being deployed other various methods of transportation. The chair should last a while before being damaged or broken

7. Material

   • Plastic
     • Plastic is a unsustainable product so would be harmful to the environment due to the use of fossil fuels. However, bio-plastics are available and could be used as a substitute
   • Wood
     • Wood comes in two forms, hardwood and softwood. Hardwood is a strong wood that would last a long time however this is classed as an expensive material. Softwood is cheaper although is more prone to being damaged or broken.
   • Metal
     • Metal is the strongest of all 3 materials I have listed. Non-ferrous metals are ideal for outdoor use as they do not rust, however, the overall price would be more expensive due to the added weight meaning a more expensive distribution.