woensdag 24 april 2013

LUMO REDESIGN



NEW SHAPE
THE LAST MODEL HAD A QUITE SHARP SHAPE AND SHARP EDGES. THIS WAS NOT REALLY SAFE FOR THE CHILDREN. WE REDESIGNED THE SHAPE INTO A MORE ROUNDED VERSION OF THE LUMO 2.0. THE RENDERS BELOW SHOWS A SHAPE WHICH IS NOT THAT EXTREME AS THE FIRST LUMO 2.0. THE MODEL HOWEVER, SHOWS A MORE EXTREME MOVEMENT, WHICH FITS BETTER TO THE CHILDRENS PREFERENCE OF BEING SURPRISED. ALSO WITH A MORE EXTREME SHAPE, THE MULTIPLE ELEMENTS FIT BETTER INTO EACHOTHER. IT LOOKS LIKE THE ELEMENTS ARE INTERLACED WITH ONE ANOTHER.

SEATS
PREVIOUS RESEARCH ABOUT ERGONOMICS SHOWS TWO DIFFERENT ROUNDINGS, A BIGGER AND A SMALLER ONE [SEE RENDERS]. THE SEATING STILL NEEDS TO BE DESIGNED AND THIS SHALL BE THE NEXT STEP IN OUR PROCESS.
[DURING THE HOSPITAL RESEARCH ONE OF THE THREE CHILDREN MENTIONED THAT THE SEATS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO RELAX IN]

MATERIAL
THE OUTSIDE OF THE LUMO IS LAMINATED WITH WOOD, WHEREAS FOR THE INSIDE HIMACS IS USED. THIS GIVES A NICE CONTRAST. THE INNER SIDE IS GOOD FOR THE LIGHT INTERACTION AND THE OUTERSIDE FITS THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT BETTER.