{"id":1319,"date":"2019-09-13T20:18:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T20:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2019-09-13T20:18:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T20:18:09","slug":"masahiko-ito-redesigns-school-chair-to-improve-posture-and-reduce-fidgeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/2019\/09\/13\/masahiko-ito-redesigns-school-chair-to-improve-posture-and-reduce-fidgeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Masahiko Ito redesigns school chair to improve posture and reduce fidgeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/07\/20\/masahiko-ito-kingston-school-art-school-chair-saddle-seat-furniture-design\/\">View original article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Gunseli Yalcinkaya\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/kingston-university\/\">Kingston School of Art<\/a>\u00a0graduate Masahiko Ito has created a saddle-shaped\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/chairs\/\">chair<\/a>\u00a0for school children, which is designed to maximise concentration and improve posture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Called Saddle Seat, the chair features a narrow, curved body that resembles the shape of a horse saddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_hero-1-1704x959-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_hero-1-1704x959-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_hero-1-1704x959-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_hero-1-1704x959-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_hero-1-1704x959-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_hero-1-1704x959-1-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_hero-1-1704x959-1-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_hero-1-1704x959-1.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Saddle Seat is a new archetype school chair that provides good posture and encouraging movement in order to maximise concentration&#8221; said Ito, who studied Product and Furniture Design at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingston.ac.uk\/\">Kingston School of Art<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When designing the chair, Ito looked at the relationship between posture and concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_4-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1324\" data-link=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?attachment_id=1324\" class=\"wp-image-1324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_4-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_4-696x1043.jpg 696w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_4-1068x1601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_4-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_4-1920x2878.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1325\" data-link=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?attachment_id=1325\" class=\"wp-image-1325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I noticed that we naturally want to fidget and to move around in our chairs, for instance when we concentrate on our teacher, we tend to sit in a more alert position towards the front of our chair in a kind of riding position, while when we reflect, we tend to recline,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-629x420.jpg 629w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/saddle-seat-masahiko-ito-chairs-furniture-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-1920x1282.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> The product is made of three components: the seat, the frame and the back. Each part was chosen to have the lowest carbon footprint and waste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8220;In later life, poor posture can act back issues, slipped discs and more serious diseases such as heart disease and colon cancer.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The saddle seat examines how to change a behavior based on product design. It would be interesting to take the same kind of approach when evaluating the recovery period for teens after surgery. Teens who go through Pectus Excavatum surgery must also sleep sitting up and rest in recliners for majority of the day. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View original article here Gunseli Yalcinkaya\u00a0 Kingston School of Art\u00a0graduate Masahiko Ito has created a saddle-shaped\u00a0chair\u00a0for school children, which is designed to maximise concentration and improve posture. 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