graphic icon of a rocking chair baby laying in crib with text 'how can design help moms during newborn months?' initial findings from research covering bonding between mothers and newborns highlights from an interview with lactation specialist highlights from user interview of mom, leah, and children, adam and amina design goal: create an intimate environment that aides in the bonding between parents and baby that can transition out of the nursery white crib in nursery room and a mobile of stuffed sheep chair designs from famous designer Eero Saarinen thumbnail ideation sketches of 300 chair designs 30 designs for chairs with three final designs highlighted scale model of chair shown at 1 to 8 scale, 1 to 6 scale, and full scale prototype developments exploded view of chair showing parts separated and screws to hold it together different colorway explorations for chair construction of a chair, wooden whalebone structure of chair, chair in the upholstery process, gluing wood panels together, laying out final chair legs various images of gray maternity rocking chair and a woman sitting in the chair