Compressent Desk Chair video 2021 Video
3D printed quarter-scale mockup of chair + Enlarge
Compressent Desk Chair 2021 PLA print & paint 9 x 5 x 4 in
Detail of 3D printed quarter-scale mockup of chair + Enlarge
Compressent Desk Chair Detail 01 2021 PLA print & paint
Detail of chair in Keyshot CAD rendering + Enlarge
Compressent Desk Chair Detail 02 2021 Keyshot CAD rendering
Detail of chair in Keyshot CAD rendering + Enlarge
Keyshot CAD rendering 2021
Digital sketches of Compressent concepts + Enlarge
Compressent Concepts 2021 Digital illustration
Stool made of cantilevered wooden slats and aluminum frame + Enlarge
Wisdom Stool 01 2019 Wood & aluminum
Stool made of cantilevered wooden slats and aluminum frame + Enlarge
Wisdom Stool 02 2019 Wood & aluminum
Statement

Furniture is meant to make our lives more comfortable. Studying product design at MICA has provided the opportunity to consider the relationship between the human body and surfaces that support it. I design furniture through a lens of what can benefit a particular person. The Compressent Desk Chair provided one such opportunity to design for people who experience overstimulation of the nervous system. Deep pressure touch, particularly when it can be self-controlled, is a means of alleviating the feeling of fight or flight. Finding a way for this to be applied in everyday life led to designing a product that could be used—without stigma—in any work environment.