{"id":25641,"date":"2026-04-07T13:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/?p=25641"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:41:55","slug":"designing-with-the-body-in-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/en\/blog-en\/designing-with-the-body-in-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing with the body in mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25641\" class=\"elementor elementor-25641 elementor-25614\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c0b71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20c0b71\" 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-a393aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a393aea\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we talk about design, we usually think about aesthetics, materials, or the shape of objects. However, there is a fundamental aspect that sometimes goes unnoticed: <strong>the human body.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furniture is directly related to how we move in our daily lives. Sitting, leaning, changing posture, or standing up are everyday actions that involve <strong>constant interaction between the body and the objects<\/strong> we use.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designing with the body in mind means <strong>understanding these movements and supporting them naturally<\/strong>.<\/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-b7bf55c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7bf55c\" 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-a02a668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a02a668\" 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\">The body as a starting point<\/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-43c6502 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43c6502\" 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-f549e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f549e7c\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spend most of our day in contact with furniture: when we work, rest, interact, or read. Although these actions may seem simple, they directly influence our well-being.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When design takes the human body as a reference, furniture becomes a tool that facilitates these movements. For example, in the <\/span><b>ARIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> chair, elements such as seat height, backrest inclination, and the design of the armrests \u2014extended to assist standing up and featuring rounded edges \u2014are decisions that directly impact comfort and usability.<\/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-31d056f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31d056f\" 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-c490c2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c490c2e\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/injun240196r2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25234\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/injun240196r2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/injun240196r2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/injun240196r2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/injun240196r2.jpg 1080w\" 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-d7ef89f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7ef89f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa7af6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa7af6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0678586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0678586\" 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 for everyday movements<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b067e93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b067e93\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sitting down and standing up are two of the most frequently repeated movements throughout the day, yet we rarely consider how design can influence them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A well-designed seat should support the body\u2019s natural movement, help when needed, and facilitate the transition between sitting and standing. One example is <\/span><b>COVER<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a recliner that incorporates a mechanism designed to make standing up easier.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When furniture is designed from this perspective, its use becomes more intuitive and natural. Design no longer imposes a way of using an object but adapts to how people move.<\/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-0b10bd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b10bd3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\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-aca04c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aca04c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffabf16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffabf16\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b445cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b445cf3\" 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\/2026\/04\/cover-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25624\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cover-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cover.jpg 1080w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a05fd02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a05fd02\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e4792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81e4792\" 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\/2023\/10\/COVER-4-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COVER-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COVER-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COVER-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COVER-4-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seniorcare.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COVER-4.jpg 1128w\" 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-4b099a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b099a8\" 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-ef2d750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef2d750\" 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\">Design and well-being<\/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-acfaa83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acfaa83\" 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-049bd8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"049bd8d\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contemporary design increasingly focuses on the relationship between objects and the people who use them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond aesthetics, furniture must respond to real needs: facilitating movement, providing comfort, and contributing to everyday well-being.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, designing with the body in mind means designing for people.<\/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>When we talk about design, we usually think about aesthetics, materials, or the shape of objects. 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