H U M A N ' S W O O D
for HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN
CONTEXT
AS THE WORLD HAS QUICKLY SHIFTED EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE TO ONLINE PLATFORMS, THIS OBJECT WAS CENTERED AROUND BRINGING COMFORT AND EFFICIENCY TOWARDS THE STUDENTS AND ONLINE WORKERS. AS EVERYDAY ONLINE USERS, IT'S EASY TO DISMISS THE DANGERS BEHIND LIVING IN A SOCIETY FULL OF TECHNOLOGY. WE WAKE UP AND SPEND THE WHOLE DAY ON OUR LAPTOPS. "LAPTOPS EMIT EMF IN MANY DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES, AND THESE EMF RADIATIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HARMFUL TO HEALTH. VITAL ORGANS ALSO GET AN UNHEALTHY DOSE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FROM LAPTOPS." THIS IS WHERE THE WOODEN PRODUCT COMES IN. WOOD DOES NOT SHIELD EMF RADIATION, HOWEVER, IT IS PROVEN TO HAVE LESSEN THE EMF EXPOSURE; MEANING THERE IS SOME LEVEL OF POSITIVE EFFECT AND PROTECTION. THROUGH THE TOUCH OF WOOD, THIS VISUAL REMINDER SERVES AS A CONNECTOR BETWEEN HUMANITY AND NATURE.
MATERIALS
RAW WOODEN PLANKS, WIRE, BAMBOO STICKS/ POLES, SCREW NAILS
[ADDITIONAL TOOLS INCLUDE AW, HAMMER, PLIERS]
FUNCTIONALITY
HUMAN'S WOOD IS A LAPTOP STORAGE-DESK FOR STUDENTS AND WORKERS AFFECTED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC. DEPENDING ON THE DIFFERENT ORIENTATIONS OF THE HANDLES AND PLACEMENTS, THIS WOODEN STRUCTURE CAN SERVE AS A PORTABLE LAPTIO DESK AND A PORTABLE STORAGE SPACE. THE SLOTS IN THE SIDES ALSO ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY IN HEIGHT LEVELS AND CREATE COMPARTMENTS FOR BOTH STORAGE AND DESK SPACE.
FEATURES
THE PORTABLE LAPTOP DESK'S ROLE IS PARTICULARLY A BENEFICIAL FEATURE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE LIKELY TAKING CLASES OR WORKING ON ASSIGNMENTS IN THE BED. THE HEIGHT IS MEASURED IN A WAY THAT WOULD ALIGN WELL WITH THE HEIGHT OF THE BODY WHEN SITTING OR LAYING ON THE BED. THERE IS FEATURES LIKE AN ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT FOR PREFERENCES AND THE STORAGE SPACE THAT IS PARTICULARLY MEASURED TO COMPATIBLY FIT LAPTOPS OF VARIOUS SIZES.
