Roi Dental chair for children by Roberta Emili is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2014 A' Design Award in Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design Competition Category.
IronMedical Product· 2014
Roi Dental chair for children
Client: Roberta Emili
A' Design Award Winner in Medical Product Category
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About Roi Dental chair for children
The design of ROI was created with the intent of capturing the attention of the end user in order to make him forget, if possible, the fear and anxiety caused by medical examination.
This dental unit does not have a technological function differently than those on the market but the elements that compose it have a new look so as to engage in a positive way the child to begin to establish a relationship with the dentist.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Roi Dental chair for children is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Roi Dental chair for children is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Roi Dental chair for children is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
It's to capture the attention of the end user, child or adult who has been to make him forget the fear and anxiety of the dental visit.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
Create a dental unit composed of those elements essential for the work of the dentist but revisited in such a way to be able to distract the patient.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Having the ability to materially realize my project.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The design of this dental unit is different from other products on the market because it develops by taking better account of the needs of the end user: the child.
In addition to dental unit the practical needs of the dentist, this meeting is aimed to emotionally engage the patient who must face his fears for the thought of the inevitable pain that will deal with.
The video, the operating light, the mirror and the basin for rinsing all have a form that characterizes them in a positive way in order to capture the attention of the child. - Dimensions & Packaging
- GENERAL DIMENSIONS
Width: 1900mm
Depth: 1000mm
Height: 2000mm - Production Technology
- MAIN MATERIALS:
Upholstery: made of flexible polyurethane, co-molded two-way stretch vinyl coated, free of seams and easily sanitized.
Armchair frame: aluminum
The chair base: cast iron - Design Challenge
- The challenge has been to create my own idea I had of this product failing to respect the technological constraints that are many.
To develop the idea of a meeting that took greater account of the needs of the end user is very important to know in depth the human relationship that is created between patient and doctor.
A delicate relationship that is adjusted by the trust acquired over time. - Research
- The first phase of the research was the historical one (the first chair designed for utilizatin of the dental field made its first appearance in 1832) to understand the evolution of form and technique that this object has had over time.
Another crucial phase of research was carried out with the technicians who are responsible for maintenance of this product in order to avoid new elements not suitable for the proper functioning of the unit.
The sales representatives have also helped me to understand the current aesthetic trends that should not be underestimated for the success of the sale of this product, which, being very expensive for the dentist must satisfy this aspect. - Inspiration
- Almost all people have fear in a visit to the dentist perhaps negative experiences endured in the past, the more you need to consider the fear that the children can try that are preparing to live the first few visits.
With this in mind the idea of designing a dental unit for children with elements capable of capturing their attention thus making him forget the fear and anxiety due to the visit. - Project Duration
- This project is a concept. It is started in february 2009 in Genova and finished in june 2009.
- Operation Flow
- The use of the meeting must be guided by the dentist who first knows the perfect operation for the job that going to carry.
In this case, however, the interaction between the patient and the dental unit is very evident by the change that is was made to each element which constitutes this product.
The video is a first object that helps to distract the patient in a pleasant especially if it is a child, about his size and the position in which it was placed; the dentist console that is the source of pain for the patient has been designed with a harmonious shape and totally resealable itself not to create anxiety that occurs with the immediate view of the various medical instruments; operating light, as well as performing its usual function , through the form which is reminiscent of a shooting star creates light effects that simulate a starry sky, a source of tranquility and serenity; even the mirror and the basin for rinsing were studied in order to interact in a playful manner with the patient who is the only user; the ergonomic chair is the central element of the dental unit around which they relate all the other components together.
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