作品故事
如今,因为抚养孩子的成本上升,更多的人选择不生育,而是饲养宠物。全球出生率正在下降,而宠物的拥有率却在上升。为了全面探讨为什么越来越多的人养宠物,我进行了一项研究,发现大多数主人都把他们的宠物视为家人,同时,我发现养宠物可以帮助主人更加健康和长寿。
我在校园里做了一个调查,80%的人拥有宠物,在这其中又有85%的人有一只猫或狗。除此之外,我发现在家具设计中很少考虑到宠物,所以我决定设计一个能让主人和宠物共享的家具。
产品A:"Petxible架子"
下面的部分主要是给狗用的,上面的部分是给猫用的。用户可以通过背板上规则的网格孔轻松地改变不同层板的位置。同时也可以悬挂日常用品,宠物则可以自己选择在架子上的休息空间。
产品B:"CU架子"
这是一个模块化的可堆叠家具,可以以不同形式使用。整个家具有四层,高度不同。用户可以将每个模块改变成不同的方向,自己安排不同部分的使用方法,以便更好地满足他们的需求和空间的可能性。它为宠物提供了更多的玩耍和生活空间,为主人提供了功能上的灵活性。如果旧的配套用品被损坏,可以购买替换装。
Nowadays, because of the rising cost of having children, more people prefer to have pets. The World birth rate is declining while the rate of owning pets is going up. To explore why more people own pets in a comprehensive perspective, I have conducted a research and found that most of pets owners consider their pets as family members. Meanwhile, I found that having a pet could help the owners to be more healthy and live longer.
I conducted a survey in the campus and found out 80% of people own a pet and 85% of them have a cat or a dog.The result indicated that there is a huge market on the items for cats and dogs. Aside from this, I found that in furniture design, the pets' needs are rarely considered. So I decided to design a furniture that could benefit owners and pets at the same time.
Project A: “The Petxible Shelf”
The lower part is mainly for dogs and the upper part is for cats. Users could change the position of different layers themselves. The regular grid of wholes in the back board could allow them to relocate the shelves easily. Owners could hang daily products and pets could choose their space to rest on the shelves.
Project B: “The CU Shelf”
This is a modular stackable furniture that can be used in different ways. The whole furniture had four layers in different heights. Users could change each module into different directions to make their own arrangements with the different parts to better fit their needs and space possibilities. It provides more playing or living space for the pets and functional flexibility for the owners. Owners could buy changeable stuffs for pets if the old one is damaged.