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    This document proposes addressing social loneliness through furniture design. It discusses how isolation and lack of social connection have become epidemics, and explores how iconic furniture designers of the past created socially-connecting designs. It then presents concepts for furniture that encourages physical interaction and connection between users by converting forms of human physical interaction, such as people linking together, into modes of seating experience. The proposed solution involves designing stackable, modular furniture using materials like galvanized steel rods and HDPE that can arrange users in paired, grouped, and structured configurations to promote social interaction.

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    This document proposes addressing social loneliness through furniture design. It discusses how isolation and lack of social connection have become epidemics, and explores how iconic furniture designers of the past created socially-connecting designs. It then presents concepts for furniture that encourages physical interaction and connection between users by converting forms of human physical interaction, such as people linking together, into modes of seating experience. The proposed solution involves designing stackable, modular furniture using materials like galvanized steel rods and HDPE that can arrange users in paired, grouped, and structured configurations to promote social interaction.

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    Polyconnect - Modularized Furniture

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    Jeremy Nguyen
    This document proposes addressing social loneliness through furniture design. It discusses how isolation and lack of social connection have become epidemics, and explores how iconic furniture designers of the past created socially-connecting designs. It then presents concepts for furniture that encourages physical interaction and connection between users by converting forms of human physical interaction, such as people linking together, into modes of seating experience. The proposed solution involves designing stackable, modular furniture using materials like galvanized steel rods and HDPE that can arrange users in paired, grouped, and structured configurations to promote social interaction.

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    Poly Connect

    Addressing the issue of social loneliness through furniture design


    ISOLATION & SOCIAL CONNECTION

    “Mental health problems and social isola-


    tion are at epidemic levels among young
    adults.”
    -Brian A. Primack, M.D., Ph.D.
    lead researcher in social isolation study
    have you walked down Cesar
    Chavez Plaza
    CONNECTION AS DESIGNER + PROFITABLILITY
    Charles & Ray Eames + Eero Saarinen & Florence Knoll

    $4034

    $315
    Share Chairs by Gehl
    -Main Parade Ground at the Presidio,
    San Francisco
    SET THE STORY
    Iconism

    Adirondack Chairs
    -At Plaza de Cesar Chavez, SJ

    RRRolling Stones
    -Winner of NYC Folly / Function 2018 Competition
    -
    ENZOS
    -PPAG Architects in Milano
    FORM OF HUMAN PHYSICAL INTERACTION
    Two people pushing against each other - connection
    FORM OF HUMAN PHYSICAL INTERACTION
    Group of people linking together
    FORM OF HUMAN PHYSICAL INTERACTION
    people gathered in circular arrangemt
    SOLUTION PROPOSAL
    Converting forms of human physical interaction into
    modes of experience
    DESIGN CONCEPT
    How furniture work - basic relationships between chairs

    back to back support to be upright - highlight connection along sides stackable


    connection along vertical edge -forms rings, -can stack to form spatial con-
    a) laying down at top along ‘bottom’ face a) laying along ‘bottom’ face figurations
    b) standing upright at back along ‘ back’ face b) sitting upright along ‘back’ face
    DESIGN CONCEPT
    How furniture work - various modes of use / interaction

    Paired Grouping - Grouped Arrangements Structures


    Bench Seating
    DESIGN EXECUTION
    Constructability
    galvinized
    + Materiality
    steel 1/2” diameter high density polyethylene (HDPE)

    rod clamp connector

    steel welded joint

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