tailieunhanh - THE SMART FURNITURE MANIFESTO (VERSION 2)

Early Medieval Europe was a place of unrest; the medieval era was a time when not only nations but also lords of the manor fought for supremacy and battled to establish boundaries and kingdoms. Medieval history abounds with struggles between countries, between rival barons, and between neighbors. Large aspects of the medieval age are still in darkness to us today. Medieval life was uncertain, and families were often on the move: fleeing from conflict, or traveling to lend support to the warlord of their choice. Journeying from one dark, draughty castle or medieval manor to another, their. | Perspective The Smart Furniture Manifesto version 2 By Mike Kuniavsky The first twenty years of my father s career as an automotive engineer were spent under the hood tweaking tiny screws on carburetors to make them produce the right mixture of air and gas. The last ten he rarely left the cab of his test vehicle all the tweaking was done with a terminal. The difference is not just one of new techniques or of comfort but a whole new approach that embodies knowledge about engines in the form of information instead of metal. As a user experience designer I design how people interact with technology with software hardware and web sites. I m constantly looking at the world through the lens of technological change and its affect on people. I also like furniture not as a designer but as a consumer. It is as an outsider to furniture design that I see a world trapped in amber. Furniture design is stuck in the aesthetics of mid-century Modernism looking at the world through an Industrial Revolution mindset of material manipulation. When new tools are used it s to make the same old things maybe a little slicker maybe a little cheaper. As tools current furniture designs use little of the information available to them. The Allsteel Raptor one of the most information-savvy chairs out there uses the weight of the user to adjust the geometry of the chair. This is clever but the mechanics are baroque and its structure is forever fixed. It can only use a fraction of available information about the sitter and the environment. Is this the most we can do I don t think so. I believe furniture has to become smarter. By smart I mean it should process information about its environment its users and other devices to be more functional and elegant. Understanding that manifestos are a dangerous thing for authors on the one hand there s the risk of militantly stating the obvious on the other exposing a disconnect with reality here s my challenge to all furniture and technology designers the .

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