"Perch" is a conceptual exercise to create better desks for schoolchildren. Simon Dennehy's design tilts the desk up like an easel, provides a trough to easily catch pens and markers (and at lunchtime, can be slopped with food), and even a cupholder at the top for drinks. I appreciate that he's used an institutional orange color, as well, although I wonder if that was on purpose.
Project Page [Perch.ie via Josh Spear]
"Why would you need to add zero?..."
"Wal-Mart is every bit as bad as K-Mart...."
"My cachet, let me show it to you, err......"
"Ever since the PowerBooks disappeared and were repla..."
"It's not as bad as Kmart..."
"Oh, and @Not A Doktor: That low class is perceived ..."
"I've seen iPods at Costco and I think Sam's Club (Wa..."
"People* always look down on walmart as being low cla..."
"The iPods retain their packaging and are in their ow..."
"They have the iPods in a special display case, as I ..."
"I have one of those copper octopus-looking head mass..."
"Oh, come on Rob. Don't tell me the upcoming promise ..."
"Thanks for the link-love, John! One reason this do..."
"The funny thing about the EULA is that it's the same..."
"Love ya too, iJoel :D FWIW, 64% of my latest commen..."
"WalMart sells iPods already, does it not? Are they ..."
"At first I was filled with fear and went to go hug m..."
"The NeoCube is composed of 216 individual high-energ..."
"I just tried to install Spore on it and got nothing...."
"iPhone jumps the shark...."
the latest
latest episodes
Single point of failure at the rear base - metal fatigue will cause those bends to crumble catastrophically.
Four more welds and ten more inches of pipe per chair will introduce a stabilising triangle which will move the stress.
Kids tend to sit or stand on furniture. I wouldn't trust that flimsy thing to hold even a child's weight.
Who you calling 'stooped' ????
Institutional orange? Not sure what that means. Anyway, as Bardfinn and Cubey point out, a little too prone to the ravages of schoolchildren as they are now. Not sure how easy it would be to reach the objects in the trough at the front from a seated position, either.
But most importantly, the whole thing looks expensive by comparison with a more standard (read: boring but cheap) desk and chair combination. I guess this is for private schools only. Most public schools would take one look at the price tag and pass.
Thanks for comments guys. Just to clarify a few things.
I've tested these concepts and built a working prototype and the results have all been positive. The rear triangle, in the production model has been made slightly more robust and works great.
Regarding cost, the methods for manufacturing the components are all carried out to suit mass production. Im working on a business plan, and costs for the chair are coming in around 40 euro and desks at approx 50-60 Euro, making them mass affordable to many schools.
The whole idea of the storage trough is to make kids stand every now and then. being locked into a chair all day is one of the most damaging things a person can do.
Stuff lust! Wan' it! Will you have it in sizes suitable for men in their 50s?
Chairs aren't stackable, I'm pretty sure that basically makes them a no go.
Not sure about tilted desk; my university had one auditorium fitted with them and stuff were constantly sliding and slipping to your lap.
Kids heck, I want them for myself. Kids have less problem with stooping than adults.