Fast/Casual Furniture Design

Product DevelopmentStrategy & Design

Problem Statement

Develop a family of products using mixed materials. DISHER was tasked to design and develop chairs, stools, and tables for the fast-casual market with simple design-for-manufacturing integration.

Research & Methodology

DISHER Product Researchers benchmarked a variety of dining table, chair, and stool designs which incorporated wood and metal. Colors, materials, and key trends were explored and analyzed with the customer.

Example Benchmarking of Chair Design

Ideate & Design

DISHER Industrial Designers sketched both exploratory designs and focused-design possibilities. A variety of assembly processes were analyzed and ranked to meet design objectives. Conceptual Engineers worked in collaboration with the customer to define and prioritize user-centered functional requirements, manufacturing feasibility, and product-design consistency.

Chair design concepts sketched

Build & Verify

DISHER engineers took the product designs and translated them into a CAD design. DISHER coordinated design reviews, preproduction builds, testing, manufacturing reviews, and final approvals.

CAD design of a chair

Reactions & Final Product

The new, versatile furniture line was introduced in time for Neocon. Today, the product line can be found in many commercial-dining settings.

Modern Chairs in a resturant
Chairs and Barstools in a resturant

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