The Next One_ A
I could not forget the advice Glenn Rundell’s physiotherapist had given him. Why had the solutions I had sat in, emulated, and attempted to tweak, not afforded their user’s this next one? I set out to make a seat that afforded at least 3 distinct postures...maybe many more, none of which would be what we have come to think of as “normal.”
What would a seat look like that truly afforded its user the next one?
The Next One_ A borrows its primary posture from the Perch. An unusually high, tilted. forward seat rolls the user’s pelvis forward, preventing the C spine often seen when sitting. This not only puts the user into proper posture without the use of lumbar support, but it also engages often atrophied core muscles, places a higher proportion of body weight on their feet, and creates a much more active and engaged position…
…the similarities to the Perch end there. A sprung plywood shell, hex screw tensile member, and floating tenon joinery allow for user’s to set the seat to 5 different heights.
Turned upside down, the large dowel acts as a true perch, putting a far higher proportion of the user’s weight on their feet, allowing the Next One_A to act more as a standing assistant than a true seat.
And turned on its face, The Next One_A acts as a low bench, or most notable, a platform to squat on while still putting a desk within reach.
My body felt right, but my mind didn’t…
If I believed, and still do believe people should be sitting these ways, I needed to make them easier to access. The Next One_ Big Box Vernacular was born.