AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
KEYWORDS
aircraft, ACCESSIBLE DESIGN, Enhancing mobility
COUNTRY
Ireland
DESIGNED BY
Ciara Crawford
WEBSITE
https://www.behance.net/gallery/72700773/Row-1-Airport-Wheelchair-System
Row 1
From check-in, to their destination. It reduces seat transfer done and increases independence.
While working last year I took a trip to the Aircraft Interior International trade show in Europe. There was current and future seat designs displayed and I realized that there was a lack of focus on the accessibility of aircraft or aircraft seats for people with reduced mobility.
Almost every design was focused on making the seats smaller and lighter, with less legroom. These designs reduced the amount of independence and freedom for passengers with reduced mobility.
This inspired my to look into aircraft accessibility for my Final Year Design Project at University. I began with a very broad range of concepts and narrowed them down to design a seat that would take a passenger from the check-in desk at the airport, to their destination, making it easier for them to access the aircraft and the bathroom on board and hopefully allowing them to remain as independent as possible by reducing the number of seat transfer they must do.