Design of Sizing Equipment the Proportions of the Chair are Appropriate for the User for Furniture Designers and Manufacturers

Abstract

The objective of the research is  1) design and manufacture  a device used to determine suitable user chair sizes and proportions for  designers, furniture manufacturers and professors of design,; and 2) Evaluate satisfaction among designers, furniture manufacturers and professors of design towards the device used to determine suitable user chair sizes and proportions. The sample consisted is ten furniture designers and manufacturers, three professors teaching in the field of product design, who were selected by purposive sampling. The instrument used in this study was a design result evaluation form, an interview form, and a satisfaction assessment form. The statistics used in this study were percentage and mean. Research results found that  1.  designing and manufacturing a device used to determine suitable user chair sizes and proportions for designers, furniture manufacturers and professors of design  the device used to determine suitable user chair sizes and proportions was found to be suitable for furniture designers and manufacturers (88.11%). The device used to determine suitable user chair sizes and proportions for furniture designers and manufacturers was able to measure user size and was suitable for use (91.11%). The prototype product was able to enhance efficiency of education in subjects involving furniture design and chair design work (93.22%). Recommendations in prototype product development were as follows: 1. Recommendations were made in the area of weight to facilitate use in product design to include chair inclination adjustments; 2. In the area of satisfaction among  designers, furniture manufacturers and professors of design    towards the device used to determine suitable user chair sizes and proportions, overall satisfaction towards the product among subjects all  groups was found to be at 95.44%.