The Cell Furniture project sees product design students at London's Central Saint Martins create flexible furniture for prisons, which will be made by the inmates.
The third-year students at the London university worked with Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) to both design new pieces for UK prisons and improve existing cell furniture.
A Part by Asli Kaygusuz is a modular furniture set made of birch wood ply
The first prototypes of the 18-month design research project are on display in a life-size recreation of a prison cell at the Central Saint Martins degree show from 19 to 23 June.
In total sixteen students produced designs that aim to make life more manageable for prisoners.
Moti can be used as a rocking chair, a low desk and a storage unit These include Sloot, a piece of furniture that acts as a toilet bowl cover and a leisure chair, and Moti by Qing Zeng ? a multifunctional corrugated cardboard rocking chair that can be used as a low desk and storage unit.
Ines Attieh created the colourful 3 in Cube, which functions as a gym, storage unit and seat, while Asli Kaygusuz made a modular furniture set from birch wood ply.
Other students produced ergonomic, flame-retardant support cushions, a cylindrical exercise chair and various space-saving storage possibilities.
3 in Cube is a set of three colourful cubes that work as a gym, chair and storage
The intention is that the finalised designs will be manufactured in prison workshops by inmates, offering them t...