London Design Gold

2025

Ease Seat

Entrant Company

Echo Wang

Category

Product Design - Furniture

Client's Name

Country / Region

China

The Ease Seat breaks the stereotypes associated with traditional aging-friendly furniture, adapting to diverse spatial needs through a modern, minimalist aesthetic. It is designed not only for the home environment but also integrates seamlessly into public lounge areas or wellness spaces. Without limiting specific users or usage scenarios, Ease adopts a warm and inclusive posture. It allows the elderly population to enjoy a safe and comfortable experience while simultaneously appreciating the warm, tactile quality of the recycled materials.

In terms of functional design, the Ease Seat integrates "invisible care" for the elderly into its minimalist form. The cushion features a generous size and high-resilience design, effectively dispersing body pressure to accommodate the needs of the elderly for prolonged sitting. Combined with the breathability of the recycled fabric, it offers an exceptional seating experience. The solid wood side armrest is the highlight of the design; its height and angle have been rigorously calculated based on ergonomics. This provides extremely stable support for standing up and sitting down, while the streamlined assembly structure eliminates the risk of accidental bumps caused by redundant components, offering users a profound sense of security in their daily lives.

Regarding material application, the Ease Seat adheres to the philosophy of a low environmental load throughout its entire lifecycle. The seat cushion innovatively utilizes recycled textile materials. Through strict sorting, disinfection, and re-weaving of discarded cotton, linen, and old clothing fibers, waste is transformed into high-quality fabric with a natural texture. This process not only significantly reduces environmental emissions from textile waste but also retains the breathable and skin-friendly touch of natural fibers. Meanwhile, the wooden frame is crafted from sustainable timber. This ensures that at the end of the product's life, the wooden components can naturally degrade and return to the earth, while the textile parts can re-enter the recycling system, establishing a complete ecological closed loop.

Credits

Echo Wang
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