{"id":25086,"date":"2025-09-22T13:42:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/sin-categorizar\/disenar-para-la-diversidad-mobiliario-que-acompana-a-todas-las-personas\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T14:22:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:22:57","slug":"disenar-para-la-diversidad-mobiliario-que-acompana-a-todas-las-personas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/blog-en\/disenar-para-la-diversidad-mobiliario-que-acompana-a-todas-las-personas\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing for diversity: creating furniture that supports everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25086\" class=\"elementor elementor-25086 elementor-25061\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e1a35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32e1a35\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb3003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fb3003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Inclusive design is based on a simple yet powerful idea: <b>every person is different, and these differences must be seen as a starting point, not an exception<\/b>. In care environments, this has become even more important, since we are talking about users of different ages, physical conditions, abilities, and ways of interacting.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">At Seniorcare, we work with a clear conviction: furniture should not be a limitation, but a facilitator. Designing for diversity means offering solutions that not only address specific needs, but also <b>support people in their daily lives, adapting to both their changes and their environment.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1396ff1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1396ff1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b5d3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31b5d3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb698bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb698bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ergonomics as a common language<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394caf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"394caf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Inclusive design begins by listening to the body: what it needs to rest, how it rises, where it finds support. Elements such as a high backrest, lateral supports, or rounded edges are not aesthetic details; they <strong>are functional responses to real needs<\/strong>. And when they are well-designed, they achieve something essential: enabling people with different levels of autonomy to share the same space comfortably and safely.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1aa63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea1aa63\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e28cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9e28cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2_MG_8734-1-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2_MG_8734-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2_MG_8734-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2_MG_8734-1.jpg 749w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1aad7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf1aad7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8823101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8823101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CALA: an example of inclusive design\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62636a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d62636a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33be549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33be549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <b>CALA<\/b> collection, designed by Alegre Design for Seniorcare, is a clear example of how this philosophy translates into product design. It was conceived as a <b>versatile family of armchairs<\/b>, capable of covering a wide range of uses in care environments thanks to the variety of options it offers:<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Adapted ergonomics<\/b>: high backrests, wingback sides, and supports that facilitate standing up and gripping, designed to enhance both rest and safety.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Quality materials<\/b>: solid beech wood with rounded edges, conveying warmth and trust.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Diverse versions<\/b>: from fixed models to transport versions, making it easier to move around facilities according to user needs.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Customization<\/b>: a variety of finishes and technical upholstery options to adapt CALA to each project, both aesthetically and functionally.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2a0d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d2a0d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f84c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f84c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-18-a-las-10.07.22-copia-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24870\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-18-a-las-10.07.22-copia-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-18-a-las-10.07.22-copia-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-18-a-las-10.07.22-copia-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-18-a-las-10.07.22-copia-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-18-a-las-10.07.22-copia-1.jpg 1831w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a9e81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62a9e81\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb54fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cb54fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997a0b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"997a0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diversity that inspires community<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9daf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b9daf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Designing for diversity also means <strong>creating spaces where everyone feels included<\/strong>. Furniture can be a tool for building community: arranging armchairs like CALA around a table, in a common room, or by a window encourages not only individual rest, but also socialization and interaction \u2014 key elements for combating loneliness and keeping the mind active.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The transport version is particularly effective here, as it easily adapts to users\u2019 needs. For example, several chairs can be placed in the same space to create a welcoming environment that fosters interaction and strengthens the sense of community.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8db4ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8db4ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9b2b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b9b2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/secarener250656-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/secarener250656-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/secarener250656-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/secarener250656-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/secarener250656-1.jpg 939w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e5511 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1e5511\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff32e3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff32e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Designing with intention<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9adb231 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9adb231\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a792023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a792023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When an armchair like CALA enters a nursing home or a day center, it does more than occupy space: <b>it helps create an environment that is accessible, inclusive, and dignified for all users<\/b>, regardless of their level of mobility or autonomy.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">At Seniorcare, we see design as an ally of care. This is why we collaborate with studios like Alegre Design to create collections that reflect a clear purpose: <b>making furniture a tool for diversity, wellbeing, and everyday life.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Because designing for diversity means designing for real life \u2014 where every person can feel comfortable, safe, and supported.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inclusive design is based on a simple yet powerful idea: every person is different, and these differences must be seen as a starting point, not an exception. In care environments, this has become even more important, since we are talking about users of different ages, physical conditions, abilities, and ways of interacting. At Seniorcare, we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[292],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25086"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25086"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25091,"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25086\/revisions\/25091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}