THINK #10 HUMAN FACTORS 101:
What will people pay for? COMFORT - EASE - SAFETY
RISD MAXI Kitchen 1996
Image from Unlimited By Design,
Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian.
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This is the Maxi Kitchen, which includes everything you could dream The Kitchen adjusted to meet the demands of the users and located everything in the area that started 20” off the floor and continued to 60” above the floor termed the “accessibility zone.”
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The classic study of “human factors” by Henry Dreyfus’ office from the 1930’s perfect 50-percentile man & woman. People want safety, ease and comfort. Safety: for loved ones. Ease of use: products, services and environments that are easy to use allow people to access everything. Comfort, is something that people want no matter what the price.
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HENRY DREYFUS “Joe & Josephine” 1960
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