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- Jonsson, Oskar, et al.
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Experiences of a User-Centred Research Approach involving Old People in Early Phases of Design; Reflections from Furniture Manufacturers
- 2013
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Ingår i: [Host publication title missing]. ; , s. 1-9
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The paper concerns the furniture industry’s increased interest in opportunities and challenges to respond to demographic shifts and to meet future senior markets. A central issue discussed is how a user-centred approach in a collaborative design research project benefited the industrial partners. The paper focuses on the perspectives of the participating furniture manufacturers. The most involved representatives from each of the seven participating companies in the project were recruited as respondents. Semi-structured interviews were carried out. The results indicate that a user-centred design research approach with an early focus on old people contributed with knowledge on a general level that benefited the industrial partners. All respondents stated that they were strengthened in their presumptions about old people as furniture users and consumers. The majority stated that their understanding of end users improved. Based on lessons learnt three recommendations for future work in co-operative design research projects are: (1) to establish a mutual understanding of the different roles and perspectives of the design researchers and the industrial partners, (2) involve as many stakeholders as possible and (3) use prototypes and iterative design processes.
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- Jonsson, Oskar, et al.
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Furniture Design beyond Usability. Changes for People in the Third Age when Moving to a New Home.
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Ingår i: Formakademisk. - 1890-9515. ; 5:1, s. 49-67
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- User-centred design approaches within the field of furniture design for old people involves an act of embracing and balancing various end-user needs and assessing their relative importance for the product experience. It is often assumed that older people’s physiological needs dominate their other needs. In the present study, three focus group interviews were carried out with the exploratory purpose of gaining an understanding of how people feel and think about changes when moving to and living in an apartment in senior housing, outside the housing market, and what impact this has on their opinions of furniture and other interior products. Twelve people aged 59–93 took part. The outcomes of the focus group interviews point to demands on products that support the physical, psychological and social changes that relocation and aging may bring, and correspond to an independent and self-determinant identity. User requirements related to usability and affective product experience for the design of totally new or improved products are proposed. The paper discusses the complexity in the research assignment to communicate and bring end-user knowledge and experiences to life, and suggests that designers will benefit from carrying out or being involved in user-centred research.
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- Jonsson, Oskar, et al.
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User Requirements of Furniture Influenced by a Move to a Senior Housing
- 2012
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Ingår i: FORMakademisk. - : OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University. - 1890-9515. ; 5:1, s. 49-67
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- User-centred design approaches within the field of furniture design for old people involves an act of embracing and balancing various end-user needs and assessing their relative importance for the product experience. It is often assumed that older people’s physiological needs dominate their other needs. In the present study, three focus group interviews were carried out with the exploratory purpose of gaining an understanding of how people feel and think about changes when moving to and living in an apartment in senior housing, outside the housing market, and what impact this has on their opinions of furniture and other interior products. Twelve people aged 59–93 took part. The outcomes of the focus group interviews point to demands on products that support the physical, psychological and social changes that relocation and aging may bring, and correspond to an independent and self-determinant identity. User requirements related to usability and affective product experience for the design of totally new or improved products are proposed. The paper discusses the complexity in the research assignment to communicate and bring end-user knowledge and experiences to life, and suggests that designers will benefit from carrying out or being involved in user-centred research.
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- Jonsson, Oskar, et al.
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User Requirements of Furniture Influenced by a Move to a Senior Housing : Focus Group Interviews on Changes forPeople in the Third Age
- 2012
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Ingår i: FORMakademisk. - Oslo : Formakademisk. - 1890-9515. ; 5:1, s. 49-67
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- User-centred design approaches within the field of furniture design for old people involves an act of embracing and balancing various end-user needs and assessing their relative importance for the product experience. It is often assumed that older people’s physiological needs dominate their other needs. In the present study, three focus group interviews were carried out with the exploratory purpose of gaining an understanding of how people feel and think about changes when moving to and living in an apartment in senior housing, outside the housing market, and what impact this has on their opinions of furniture and other interior products. Twelve people aged 59–93 took part. The outcomes of the focus group interviews point to demands on products that support the physical, psychological and social changes that relocation and aging may bring, and correspond to an independent and self-determinant identity. User requirements related to usability and affective product experience for the design of totally new or improved products are proposed. The paper discusses the complexity in the research assignment to communicate and bring end-user knowledge and experiences to life, and suggests that designers will benefit from carrying out or being involved in user-centred research.
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- Jonsson, Oskar, et al.
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What about furniture in Swedish Nursing Homes? : A Design Perspective on Perceived Meanings within the Physical Environment
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Ingår i: Journal of Interior Design. - : SAGE Publications. - 1071-7641 .- 1939-1668. ; 39:2, s. 17-35
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There are good reasons to believe that furniture designers can play an important role in the design of appropriate caring environments and thus contribute to the care that is provided. Designers are usually engaged by manufacturers that develop furniture for public procurement and a market for elderly consumers but without being able to learn from those who spend their everyday lives in these environments. This paper is based on industrial design and presents a study that explores the relationships between people and furniture in nursing homes. Thematic interviews were carried out with residents and personnel, in total twenty-one participants. A go-along method was utilized in parts of the interviews with the residents. The empirical study was carried out in three nursing homes in Stockholm. The results prove that elderly people strive for a sense of home in their private rooms in contrast to shared rooms and that the perspectives on furniture differ between the elderly people and the personnel. The conclusion is that understanding the role of furniture at nursing homes can help to reinforce the identity of elderly residents and their needs of continuity and social and existential safety. The recommendations are to involve the experiences of elderly people in the design processes and to make more informed furniture investment decisions for nursing homes.
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