Make the Table
Easy to Reach.
Dining chairs designed
to make getting seated easier
for everyone at the table.
Dining chairs designed
to make getting seated easier
for everyone at the table.
What's Missing?
The kitchen is the heart of the home. When households make the home easier to live in, they start with the bathroom, the bedroom, the living room, the kitchen. The kitchen table is almost always the last thing anyone looks at — and it's where the family spends the most time.
The question nobody asks: Once someone is seated, how does the chair actually get up to the table — and who is doing the lifting?
Does This Look Familiar?
In the kitchen...a family caregiver's daily struggle includes pushing, pulling, shoving, and twisting every single time somebody sits down to eat.
A Caregiver's Daily Struggle...
The 'Trip Zone' is the narrow strip of floor between the chair and the front of the table. It's where the awkward part happens — because getting into a standard chair in that space means:
(1) Shuffling sideways
(2) Stepping backwards
(3) Putting a hand on the table
Two people, doing a three-step manoeuvre, in about eighteen inches of floor, three times a day.
Mobility Innovations That Reduce Daily Challenges