Sonke sijwayelene neqhinga elidala 'lokukhipha isitulo ngaphansi komngane ongasoli noma osebenza naye'. Kodwa kuthiwani uma isihlalo esishiwo senza konke 'ukuphuma ngaphansi komuntu ongasoli lutho' kukodwa? Sinjalo isisekelo seqoqo lefenisha elisha labafundi be-RISD uGeorge Duan noMegan Lee.


Ukuze bafike ekwakhiweni kwabo okuqediwe, abaklami baqala ngokulungisa izihlalo ezikhona ngemithombo ehlukene kanye nokubekwa kwentwasahlobo. Lapho sebethole inani elifanele lokungalingani ukuze benze umphumela oyifunayo, banquma ukudala izihlalo ezimbili (i-Teeter ibe isitulo esikhulu futhi i-Tot ibe encane) ezindaweni eziphakeme ezihlukene ukuze banikeze amazinga amabili ahlukene okuhlangenwe nakho okumanzi-ibhulukwe lakho.

Njengoba ukuminyana kwentwasahlobo sekuqediwe, ukuhlola ama-foam prototypes ahlukene kwakuyisinyathelo esilandelayo. Imilenze ngokwayo yenziwe ngezakhiwo ze-plywood fin futhi igcwele i-polyurethane foam ukuze ibenze ibe lula futhi kube lula ukuyiphatha. Ekugcineni, imilenze yesihlalo ekhohlisayo ibekwa phezu kwesihlalo ngaphambi kokumboza yonke iyunithi ngegwebu. Isendlalelo sesisekelo ekuqaleni sivala uhlaka olulandelwa isendlalelo se-microfiber.

Funda kabanzi mayelana nenqubo yokuklama ku- Iqoqo le-Teeter Tot ku-Behance.