Short Note Of Design And Ergonomics Of Chairs


Modern chairs

Modern chairs

Designing a chair would mean taking into consideration the usage, the extent of comfort for the person sitting on it, functional requirements for instance weight, durability, size and artistic design. The Barcelona chair is almost hand labored was initially designed for the royalty of Spain. It is basically arm-less and extremely comfortable despite its industrial looks. There are many Modern Chairs of Barcelona models which are unauthorized and marketed under different names.  In the beginning the frame was made by using only stainless steel, these days even a chrome finish is used. This piece of furniture is considered to be an icon of modern movement.

BARCELONA CHAIR

BARCELONA CHAIR

An ergonomic design of a seat would assist in distributing the weight of a person’s body whilst sitting on it. A seat may or may not have arm rests for instance the Barcelona Chair which does not have arm rest. The arm rests are meant to support part of the body weight through the arms if the arms are resting on them. Some seats come with a matching footrest otherwise referred to as ottoman. For seats to look attractive one can play around with the upholstery. Upholstery can decided after taking into consideration the color of the walls, the color of the wood, what kind of fabric one wants and also check if it is easy to clean and remove stains. The Barcelona chair reproduction is common phenomenon these days despite the fact that there are trademarks on the originals. These imitations can be found online as new and even used ones.