Types of Seating
You are going to do some research on types of seating so you can see the differences between the types and then you will do an analysis of the type of seating that your design brief talks about.
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Types of Seating
Types of Seating
Use the Google drawing template to show all the different types of seating you can think of.
Make sure you illustrate your diagram with examples of the seating and put titles/labels on the types too.
An example is shown to the side here, but does not cover all the possibilities.
Make sure you think of lots more options to add to yours.
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Choice of Seating Type
You need to decide on what type of seating you are going to focus on.
Think about who you are designing for and why they need a chair / seat. Refer to your design brief to see what your client needed.
Search for different STYLES of the same TYPE of chair / seat.
Look for different shapes and materials used.
The example here shows different styles of couches.
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Design Analysis
Analysis of Seating - What makes your choice for type of seating unique?
Now you need to look at your design brief and remind yourself what type of seating you are going to focus on.
Find 3 DIFFERENT examples of the type of seating your client wants. You will need to make 3 copies of this template - one for each example.
Pick out the main design elements and features that your chosen chair type has.
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