ADAPTING THE OFFICE WORK CHAIR TO ACCOMMODATE PRODUCTIVE NAPPING

The following thesis offers a unique concept of office furniture design - an office work chair that accommodates the human need for taking short naps. The purpose is to search for opportunities to increase productivity among white-collar workers. The process of design development has been developed based on a human-centered approach, beginning from a general context to a more specific context. With the main consideration of interaction occurring between human needs and technology, the project mostly focuses on analysis of human activity within a modern organization, such as ALTEC, at the University of Kansas. In the meantime, there are many research studies indicating the benefits of taking a nap to increase productivity at work. This design research and development offers a unique concept of helping people in the office work environment adjust their office chairs from work mode to nap mode and back again with a minimum of effort.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Kansas

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Krairussamee, Patanan

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Tveit, May

• furniture design
• industrial design
• office chair
• method
• productivity

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright held by the author.

Language dc:language.iso

EN

Dc Identifier Other

http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:1974

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/36723