Coffee table

Coffee table

1. User

   • 25+
   • can afford luxury items
   • has a home to put a coffee table
   • female/male/other
   • interested in helping the environment
   • have space in a room for a large piece of furniture
   • Client: Nikki Barton
     • 40+
     • table to be placed in a a large living room
     • very eco-friendly and is very interested in having sustainable products at home
     • needs storage space for art books, coasters and other items

2. Aesthetics

   • traditional but with modern aspects
   • stylish
   • wooden

3. Cost

   • £350
     • Material
     • Time
     • Processes
     • Extra accesories
     • bespoke
   • depends on the size and materials wanted by the client

4. Function

   • large enough to have up to 10 people on sofas and chairs around it
   • be of a material which doesn't stain easily by liquid or heat
   • storage facilities such as drawers to hold coasters
   • storage facilities such as a shelf to hold art books
   • be sturdy enough not to tip over with young children playing in the room
     • must be able to be lifted so position can be changed as and when

5. Materials

   • sustainable and reclaimed pieces of wood
   • wood which has either been recycled or is easily able to be reused or recycled
   • reclaimed piece of glass??
   • new fittings or hinges if reclaimed ones don't fit with my client's style

6. Where?

   • client
     • in a large, new living room
   • user
     • in a room with a lot of floor space for the table and for seating
     • in a room used for leisure/meeting friends/having a cup of tea

7. What?

   • client
     • new renovated house with a specific style so table must match that
     • new large living room for which she has struggled to find coffee tables which are the correct length and height for her specific sized living room
     • must be made of sustainable or reclaimed materials
     • must be recycled or reused after use
     • able to withstand spillages of water/tea/coffee as well as heat

8. Who?

   • people who can afford a relatively luxurious product
   • people who have a home with a large amount of space in living room or conservatory
   • people who are interested in the environment and sustainable products and would go to a sustainable shop to buy products

9. Suatinability

   • FSC certified wood
   • reclaimed materials