Hi,
Just a quick introduction, my name is Sian and I am a final year design student at Loughborough University. A large part of the final year consists of a major design project. The idea for my design is based around stairgates and this is where your help is required.
My initial thoughts, after observing a family friend with 3 children under 3 years, is that a stairgate is very fiddly when you've got your hands ful, whether that be with children, washing, bags etc. One that requires no hands to open would be very helpful in this situation. At the moment, the design is in very early stages and I need to gain a little bit of an insight into users needs.
Is this something that you feel would be helpful?
Do you find that you have to make more trips up and down the stairs as you cannot operate the stair gate without leaving a hand free?
Would it be something that you would pay for?
What is important to you when choosing a stairgate?
Is there anything would change about your current stairgate?
I would appreciate as much help and input as possible, any comments are helpful!
Many thanks in advance,
Sian