Re:Form - A New School Table
Authors
Madsen-Østerbye, Jacob ; Skaaning, Simon Plauborg ; Jensen, Marcus Vetche
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2024
Submitted on
2024-06-20
Pages
147
Abstract
Re:Form is a master's thesis about a student desk designed to make classrooms more active and flexible for teachers and pupils. Developed in collaboration with four different schools and a school furniture design company, the project responds to a gap between marketing promises and everyday classroom realities. The concept allows teachers to quickly reconfigure the room, including clearing the floor of tables to make space for learning activities. Geometric studies ensure that desks can be grouped efficiently, supporting clusters of up to six or more students. The desks are stackable, and several design iterations ensure they function like ordinary tables when used in a traditional layout. Re:Form proposes a practical way for teachers to shape the learning environment to fit their teaching needs while giving pupils a more varied, engaging school day.
Re:Form er et kandidatspeciale om et elevbord, der skal gøre undervisningen mere aktiv og fleksibel for lærere og elever. Projektet er udviklet i samarbejde med fire forskellige skoler og en virksomhed, der designer skolemøbler, som svar på et misforhold mellem markedsføringens løfter og den faktiske hverdag i klasselokalet. Konceptet gør det muligt hurtigt at ændre indretningen, herunder at rydde gulvet for borde og skabe plads til læringsaktiviteter. Geometriske studier sikrer, at borde kan samles effektivt i grupper på op til seks eller flere. Bordene kan stables, og gennem flere designiterationer er det sikret, at de fungerer som helt almindelige borde, når rummet bruges traditionelt. Re:Form giver læreren bedre mulighed for at forme et læringsmiljø, der passer til undervisningsmaterialet, og giver eleverne en mere varieret og engagerende skoledag.
[This apstract has been rewritten with the help of AI based on the project's original abstract]
Keywords
School ; Table ; Industrial design ; Desk ; Master Thesis