Study On The Design Of Bathroom Products For The Elderly

With the rapidly development of our society and the science &technologies,the standard of China's medical treatments and the quality of living is also on the rise,which extend the average expectation of life of our country and caused the increasingly aging problem.According to what the experts predicted,in 2050,the number of the aging population will reach one-third out of our total population.As the acceleration of the aging problem,our country is paying more and more attention to the elderly.The General Secretary Xi Jinping said: "To let the old have someone to depend on;to let the old have something to be happy,the whole society must united together and work together to support the old.To make sure the old enjoy their rest of lives,is not only appears a harmony society and the progress of China's civilization,but will also support the development of the polity,economy,culture of our country,the support and encourage from our government to the bathroom facilities and accessories for the old has reflects the importance the government putted to the old.The old,as a special group in the society,their physical and psychological needs are differ from the youngers.However the design for the old is just emerged,there is not many products are special designed for the old,even though now there are some experts start to realize the potential of the market for special-designed products for the old,there still have only little practice for this industry,the bathroom products special designed for the old it's countable in the market,and the one in the market is rather expensive for most customers,which draws the attention of the designers.Bathroom is an indispensable parts for the old,the quality of the bathroom products will effect the happiness index of the old,therefor it's really meaningful to study the design for it.This Paper has introduced the background,purpose,meaning and circumstance of this topic first,and then it's the analysis of the definition of the bathroom products for the old,which will provide for the future designing.It's involves practical investigation,talks,questionnaires in order to generate a proper statistics for the needs which the old have for the bathroom products in this Paper.New ideals for the products has been written down in the Paper under the practical studies and the consideration of functions,sizes,user interface and color.In the end,with the guidance of the methods and principals that concluded from this Paper,creative-designed toilet for the old has beenput in the practice,which is expected to provide a convenient,safety,warm living environments.