Rosan and others,
If there was a (fictional) restaurant on an aeroplane, how would you
cater for the different national eating cultures? If Americans like fast
food and Europeans like the ritual of eating. What process would you use
to design an effective environment given the many constraints of space,
cost and culture? This relates to another design problem I am thinking
about.
Rob Curedale
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>>> Rosan Chow <[log in to unmask]> 09/25/04 9:54 AM >>>
Glen
i think your post is meant for the list, so i am relaying it to
everyone. hope
it is ok.
nobody has ever asked me for advice on designing a lavatory, i am so
flattered!!! i must first declare that i am not a product designer but i
have
plenty of experience in thinking about design when i am sitting ... you
know
where.
i would like to throw some ideas, for fun... i suggest that we go for
the
sky...
the restroom in the sky is interesting, because besides the seat, the
restroom
is really the only other place the passengers can be. it is therefore a
very
important place for the travelling experience (the buzzword these days).
so i will suggest to think of the restroom not as a restroom, let it
be.... a
gym, a massage parlour, a library, a disco, a church...
i learn that it is through reconceptualization of a design problem (what
dick
buchanan calls 'placement', david sless calls 'letness' and others call
whatever they like) that innovative design ideas appear.
rosan
i am not in bremen, but a smaller city where people in the local pubs
will
look up when i enter.
[log in to unmask] wrote:
> Rosan,
>
> On a more serious note - I would welcome any advice about designing
> 'restrooms in the sky' as to be honest its our first one.
>
> Handles, easy access and cleanability strike me as the most obvious,
but
> what would be your take?
>
> During my stint at Airbus there was a lot of talk of seperate lavs for
men,
> women, etc.
>
> PS. If you're based in Bremen you are close to one of theold Airbus/
MBB
> design studios
>
> Glenn
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