Nicola Golfari designs Lifetools objects for people with or without disabilities
由专筑网小满，王雪纯编译
意大利设计师Nicola Golfari设计了一系列家用物品，如折叠浴椅、倾斜的镜子，让残疾人士的日常生活更便捷。
每一款Lifetools系列的单品都是基于“以人为本”的原则，这一设计理念认为，设计应当尊重不同人群，让所有人都易于上手。
这些设计应具备当安全、多功能、可持续、价格可负担、使用便捷的特点，还要足够吸引人。
Italian designer Nicola Golfari has created a series of household objects that make everyday tasks easier for people with disabilities, including a folding shower seat and a tilting mirror.
Each object in the Lifetools collection is based on the principles of Design for All, which state that design should respect the diversity of users and be accessible for all.
They should be safe, functional, sustainable, affordable, straightforward to use, and appealing.
Lifetools对使用者而言，是无论残疾与否都很有吸引力的的家用物件设计／Lifetools are household objects designed to appeal to those with or without disabilities
“每个人都有可能永久或暂时的患有残疾，他们可能会想要寻找一些能帮助他们进行日常生活的东西。”设计师如是说。
“Lifetools为每一个人存在，它们都是基于‘为了一切原则而设计’，这让它们能为所有人所使用，让它们能因为产品本身的魅力而被选择，而非仅仅是出于生活必需。”他补充道。
这系列家居用品将会作为与Scivola合作设计的作品，于4月9日至14日的米兰设计周期间，在Tortona地区举办的与无障碍相关的活动中进行展出。
"Everyone is vulnerable to permanent or temporary disabilities and may find themselves in need of objects to help perform even the simplest of tasks," said the designer.
"Lifetools are for everyone, because the fact they are based on Design for All principles doesn't stop them from being used by anyone and chosen because of their appeal, and not only from need," he added.
Created in association with Scivola, the series of household objects will be displayed at an accessibility-related event in Tortona District during Milan design week, which is taking place from 9 to 14 April.
Slice Grip手扶杆是安装在墙体上的有磨砂涂层的钢管，为使用者提供稳固的支撑／Slice Grip grab bars are powder-coated tubular steel bars that mount to the wall to offer solid support
Pill是系列中的特色产品，这种可折叠的壁挂式座椅设计，可在淋浴时或“任何需要一把方便舒适的座椅的时刻”时使用。
不使用时，座椅可以折叠起来，像一张彩色的硅胶唱片，可以装饰浴室的墙壁，令人心情愉悦。
使用时，座椅可旋转，可平移，使用者能够很轻易的掌握和操作，避免使用起来姿势不会不舒服。
表面的硅胶椅套是可拆卸的，易于清洁，在不同场景中使用也能契合座椅本身。
Featured in the collection is a folding wall-mounted seat called Pill, which is designed for use in the shower or "anywhere a convenient and comfortable seat is needed."
When not in use, the seat folds up to look like a "cheerful" shower-wall decoration in the form of a colourful silicone disc.
When in use, the seat's roto-translating mechanism makes it easy for users to grip and operate, without the need for them to get into uncomfortable positions.
The silicone cover is also detachable, making it easy to clean and simple to adapt the seat for use in different settings.
倾斜镜子的镜面是可动的，使用者可以依据具体需求上下调节／Tilt mirror has a moveable surface to allow users to direct the glass up or down depending on their needs
Tilt也是系列中的特色产品。这款镜面倾斜的壁挂镜，镜身固定在一个简洁的圆形镜框中。镜框有多色可选，因此能够融入任何环境背景。
Tilt还有一个带灯光的版本，镜子的外周是一圈暖光LED灯，光线明亮而柔和。
“对于我们这样的设计爱好者而言，设计一把新椅子、一张新桌子或一盏新台灯的灵感，其实来的很自然，”Golfari说到，“但我们有多少人会觉得，设计一把扫帚、一副拐杖或者一台电视机是个趣事呢？”
“Lifetools相信，设计的角色是在不同的技能领域、产品类型里产生效果，这在以项目为重的惯例中常常被忽略了。”
The collection also features a tilting wall mirror, aptly named Tilt, which boasts a moveable glass surface. The glass sits in a fixed frame with a simple, circular design that comes in a variety of colours, making it easy to integrate into any setting.
Tilt also comes in a Light version, which features a strip of warm LED lighting around its perimeter to provide a direct yet soft source of light for the face.
"The idea of designing a new chair, a new table or a new lamp comes naturally to design enthusiasts like us," said Golfari. "But how many of us find it interesting to design a broom, a walking frame or a television?"
"Lifetools believes the role of design is to work in different skill areas, or in this case product types, that are often overlooked in a project-based culture."
Quattroviti淋浴椅有三条腿，表面的硅胶套可以保存在浴室的角落／Quattroviti shower stool is a three-legged seat with a grippy silicone cover that can be stored in the corner of a shower
系列中的其他产品还有Quattroviti淋浴椅，Slice Grip和Slice Color手扶杆。Quattroviti淋浴椅由弯管式的椅腿和柔软的硅胶坐垫构成，旨在“为日常生活增添一些色彩”。
三条腿的座椅放在浴室的角落里很方便，与墙壁齐平放置时，还能将墙壁作为椅背。硅胶椅垫坐感舒适，防滑、抓力强。
Slice Grip手扶杆是安装在墙体上的钢管，为使用者提供稳固的支撑。钢管表面覆有磨砂涂层，尾部微微弯曲，端头没有承接构件，给人一种穿墙而出的错觉。
Other objects in the collection include the Quattroviti shower stool and the Slice Grip and Slice Color grab bars. The Quattroviti stools offer "a point of colour in our daily routine", comprising a metal structure with curved, tubular legs and a soft silicone seat.
A three-legged base allows the stool to fit snug in shower corners, or flush against walls, which can provide a backrest. The silicone seat is soft to sit on while still offering grip and impact resistance.
The Slice grab bars are tubular structures mounted to the wall to offer solid support. Made from powder-coated steel, the bars feature gently curving end-sections and no bushings to create the illusion that they penetrate the surface of the wall.
系列产品颜色明丽，是“为日常生活增添色彩”／The brightly coloured collection offers "a point of colour in our daily routine"
Scivola 和 Golfari 联合设计了无障碍设计方案，由此产生的Lifetools系列产品，旨在为尽可能多的人群提供生活空间和家居产品的设计。
“Lifetools是工业设计产品，也就是说，它们从设计和生成的一开始，就与生产结构有着紧密联系。”Scivola说。
“公司在一些先进技术和符合美学的解决方案方面获得过专利，基于对它们的调研，设计师们才创造出了这系列的各款产品。”该组织补充道。
在类似的项目中，宜家最近发布了一系列家具使用法，任何人都可以下载和3D打印，包含一些对于残障人士而言更加实用的家具，比如加大的灯具开关，更易抓握的把手、加长的沙发腿等等。
Scivola and Golfari were brought together by a shared approach to designing for accessibility. The resulting Lifetools collection aims to provide designs for living spaces and household products that can be used by as many different people as possible.
"Lifetools are industrial design objects, which means they are devised and developed right from the outset in close collaboration with the production structure," said Scivola.
"Each product in the collection has been created on the back of research into technologically advanced and aesthetically pleasing solutions that the company has in certain cases patented," the organisation added.
In a similar project, IKEA recently released a set of furniture hacks that anyone can download and 3D-print to make their products more usable by people with disabilities, such as bigger light switches, easier-to-grab handles and extenders for couch legs.
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