Tatch
An assistive sit-to-stand recliner for senior aged users
Project Prompt:
Design a housewares product for the International Housewares Association
'Home and Housewares Design Competition'
'Home and Housewares Design Competition'
User Research:
Competitor Benchmark:
Market Gap:
Minimizing Cost
Cost under $1,000
Prosumer product model
Prosumer product model
Senior Ergonomics
Lightweight
Easy to control
Easy to control
Material Improvement
Bio-based materials
Circular product lifecycle
Circular product lifecycle
Mood Board:
Sketch Ideation:
How Tatch Works:
Concept Renders:
“Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with
whom the designer is communicating.”
― Donald A. Norman, The Design of Everyday Things
