Produktutveckling i praktiken : Prototypens olika stadier

Sammanfattning: Abstract In this report you will be able to read about the development of a chair. How it is developed through different prototypes and changes step by step. The work is distributed at different stages and based on research and knowledge accumulated from the furniture design education at Malmstens LIU.      One half of the work is the documentation and reflection made before and after the various stages of development. The second half is practical work with the manufacture of prototypes. But description of the manufacture is not included because it can be performed in different ways. However, the results are highlighted with pictures and descriptions of how and why they change.      The purpose is to improve as a designer and through product development teach me to develop my furniture. Demonstrate that tests and prototypes play a significant role in the development and refinement of a product.      The question is: How can product development of a chair, improve my knowledge as a designer? The goal is to achieve an ability and skill to make prototypes and product development. I want to be able to build quickly and efficiently and thus make changes at an early stage. It was also important to do-document what I change so that I could make conscious decisions through the process. In addition to the fact that I aimed to present a result, the work has mostly been about the process leading up to the result. Learning from the different steps and developing myself as a designer, which I consider myself to have done.