This "old" furniture is not old-fashioned furniture or old furniture, but creative furniture for the elderly. The society has entered a highly aging society, especially the aging problem of the Chinese population is serious. The products of the elderly furniture in the market are almost blank.
I often go home to see that I have entered the Fa, but instead of standing at the door, I have to observe the needs of my parents in depth. Many interested children find that the existing old furniture in their homes is really inconvenient for parents to use: parents and parents with degraded arm strength ca n’t reach or hold items on the cabinet; parents must squat Open the bottom drawer of the chest of drawers ... Where can I find furniture for the elderly that can be used comfortably by my parents?
"Old" furniture is not popular
In home stores such as Red Star Macalline, the furniture sold has a variety of styles, including American country style, English pastoral style, French palace style, as well as neo-classical and new Chinese styles, and the targeted customers are basically young and middle-aged. Children are also the target customers of furniture design. Many stores have opened more than half or even the entire floor to focus on displaying small and colorful children's furniture, but it is difficult to see the elderly series of furniture.
The staff of a furniture store that sells American-style furniture began to say that American solid wood furniture has a stable atmosphere and is very suitable for the elderly. But after watching for a while, he shook his head: "The American furniture bed is too high, it is not convenient for the elderly to get in and out of bed, and the drawer is at the bottom of the furniture, and it is not convenient for the elderly to switch." The store manager said that the current major The brand basically designs furniture according to style. Even for children's furniture, many are also small-scale adult furniture, but the colors are much softer.
Why are businesses not interested in senior furniture? The head of a furniture store in Guangdong believes: "Now the furniture price is not cheap, a set of solid wood furniture always costs tens of thousands of yuan, and the elderly generally don't want to spend money. Set of children ’s furniture. â€
China has entered an aging society. Relevant data show that from 2030 to 2040, the elderly over 60 will account for 1/4 of the total population. People of insight in the furniture industry have foreseen: in the next 50 years, the elderly will occupy the dominant position in the furniture market, they have a relatively loose economic strength, have more leisure time to rest at home, so the elderly will have the quality of furniture Higher requirements will also make them more and more willing to spend money to buy, and old furniture brands will also be born and born.
New functions of "old" furniture
Recently, Italian-Singaporean designers have designed a series of photos of the "old and old" auxiliary home for the elderly. This group of auxiliary homes includes canes with trays, iPad envelopes and brackets, and a chair that can be easily carried out. And a lamp that can magnify the screen, its biggest feature is two benefits: one cane can change three incidental products, one is with a tray, you can put cups and tableware; the other is with a stand, you can put an iPad or laptop on it ; The third is to bring a book magazine barrel. The walking stick is wheeled, and the old man pushes it wherever he thinks. This auxiliary home is not only practical, but also has a relatively strong decoration and home atmosphere in the shape design.
The design of furniture for the elderly is highly valued in developed countries. Canada produces a bed equipped with an automatic massage device for the elderly. When the bed head switch is turned on, the massage device will be regular on the back and waist of the person. massage. The American Berkline functional sofa has a supporting function, which can be tilted, reclined, and stretched by itself. When the support is increased, the elderly can stand freely; they can also help the elderly sit and lie down from the standing position easily, with electric control throughout the process, which is gentle and comfortable.
From old age to old age, the physiology and psychology have changed, manifested in four aspects:
The first is exercise function. As we grow older, muscle strength and respiratory function will decrease, limb movements will become slower, and the reflex nerve and balance ability for dangerous movements will also be reduced, and collisions and other risks are prone to occur. The second is feeling function. Generally speaking, the elderly's sensory function mostly declines in the order of sight, hearing, smell and touch. The third is psychological function. If the memory and judgment decline, you cannot distinguish the direction. At this time, you need to set some easy-to-understand signs for the use of furniture and electrical appliances to give them some help. The fourth is emotional characteristics. As the social role and economic status of the elderly change from dominant to auxiliary, and the increase in living alone, the emotional characteristics are often manifested as a sense of loneliness and nostalgia. As for the purchase of goods, it is more practical, and the price is biased toward the low to medium price. Therefore, the furniture design of the elderly should be adapted to their physiological and psychological changes.
New results of "old" research
There is a famous saying in the design world: good design should satisfy him, please him, improve him, and inspire him. There have been many studies on the design and satisfaction of elderly furniture in China, and new results have been continuously obtained:
-safety. Designers generally believe that the design of elderly furniture should use more straight lines and arc-shaped lines to avoid abrupt sharp corners, and introduce barrier-free design into furniture. The materials for the design of elderly furniture should pay more attention to environmental protection and nature. Stainless steel, glass, mirrors, and high-polished paint should be used and used as little as possible. In sunny rooms, these materials will make the elderly feel illusion and cause accidents.
— Usability. Elderly furniture should take into account factors such as the use of wheelchairs, and is different from conventional furniture in size design. For example, the height of the bed is slightly higher than the average bed, but it can not be too high, it can be the same as the height of the wheelchair, preferably 50cm-60cm, the bottom of the bed is preferably 20cm deep and 30cm high. Bring the wheelchair closer to the bed and facilitate the elderly to move from the wheelchair to the bed. The height of the table should also take into account that some wheelchairs can enter under the table.
-Comfort. In the design of elderly furniture, elderly physical engineering is an important element. Old people squat hard, drawers should not be arranged at the bottom of the furniture. The sofa should not be too low and soft to avoid the difficulty of the elderly sitting down and difficult to stand up. In the design, attention should be paid to making the soft pack more flexible and elastic. Adding pedals, shelf, magazine shelves and other accessories or angles around the sofa can adjust and other functions. The comfortable height of the women's standing posture with one hand is 1.47 meters, so the height of the cabinet should not exceed 1.5 meters, and the minimum partition should not be less than 30 cm. The height of the cabinet used by the elderly in wheelchairs should not be higher than 1.4 meters.
—Additional functions, it is better for the elderly to have help and mobility functions. The cabinet door is best designed with glass, so that the elderly who are easy to forget can see the location of the items at a glance.
Furniture designer Chen Fang introduced that furniture design should also pay attention to meeting the emotional needs of the elderly, such as nostalgia. Older furniture design does not need to pursue fashion trends. The style of old-fashioned furniture in China and the West can better meet the old people ’s nostalgic psychology, making them easy to recall their previous lives To produce a sense of spiritual satisfaction.
Domestic furniture designers also found that furniture design colors than the physical and mental shape for the elderly greater impact, in sharp contrast to the large area of red and black, blue and white, yellow and green colors will interfere with the brain and other central nervous system of the elderly, so that they Emotions fluctuate, while beige, pearl white, brown and other warm colors of medium brightness and medium purity have a soothing effect, and woody colors are closer to nature, which will make the elderly more calm and stable. (Internship Editor Litian)
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