How We Apply Universal Design: Interior Design For Everybody New Test

At Sugatsune America, one of our most important priorities is something called Universal Design. You’re probably more familiar with our other top priorities: our commitment to superior performance, quality, and durability in our hardware. But what good is excellent hardware if everyone is not able to physically use it?

Universal Design is about reducing stress and improving convenience and usability for the end users of our hardware by promoting universal accessibility—or as close to universal accessibility as we can reasonably get. In Universal Design, furniture components and hardware are designed, built, and arranged to minimize barriers to access. It is a way of thinking about design that is inclusive of the elderly, the very young, and those who are disabled or differently abled. Universal Design also helps people who are at risk of repetitive stress injuries or who are simply too busy in their workplace for the hardware they use to be anything less than fast and simple to use.

Today in the Sugatsune Hardware Blog, we’re going to look at Universal Design from an interior design standpoint. If you’re an architect, project manager, etc., who is developing or renovating properties, Universal Design can help you add value to your project by making it more useful to more people.

Handles And Knobs That Are Easy To Grip

In Universal Design, furniture components and hardware sometimes must be directly handled by the user, such as is the case with components like handles.

Our range of handles, pulls, and knobs includes many models that make gripping as easy as possible, allow for effective pushing or pulling from different angles, and minimize the need for turning motions in the wrist and fingers.

The ultimate statement of this idea is our push-to-open hardware. With these latches, the user need only push to disengage a door or drawer from its latch. These designs can also help to visually simplify space and promote a cleaner look.

Universal Design is about reducing stress and improving convenience and usability for the end users of our hardware by promoting universal accessibility—or as close to universal accessibility as we can reasonably get. In Universal Design, furniture components and hardware are designed, built, and arranged to minimize barriers to access. It is a way of thinking about design that is inclusive of the elderly, the very young, and those who are disabled or differently abled. Universal Design also helps people who are at risk of repetitive stress injuries or who are simply too busy in their workplace for the hardware they use to be anything less than fast and simple to use.

Our lateral door opening systems tackle this issue head-on, reducing the clearance requirement and making doors easier and simpler to use.

Door Opening Systems That Minimize Unwieldiness

With Universal Design, interior design recognizes the critical importance of doors being usable. Architectural doors and even cabinet doors can be unwieldy for a disabled person to operate, as the door requires a lot of clearance.

Our lateral door opening systems tackle this issue head-on, reducing the clearance requirement and making doors easier and simpler to use.