Faurecia's Sustainable Comfort concept features seat designs with reduced weight and mass through exterior structures and honeycombed cushions that eliminate unnecessary parts. This allows for increased gas mileage and rear legroom. The concept was developed through identifying ways to highlight innovations like exposed cushions and trimmed exteriors. Various themes were generated and refined, focusing on adjustable headrests, wood trims, and exposed honeycomb cushions that improve comfort.

1. Faurecia Sustainable Comfort 1.5
Faurecia’s Sustainable comfort concept
features several innovations that reduce
the overall weight and mass of vehicle
seating.
Exterior-structure and honeycombed seat
cushions eliminate unnecessary parts
within the traditional seat architecture. The
weight reduction allows for increased
MPGs while the size reduction allows for
increased rear occupant leg room.

2. Faurecia Sustainable Comfort 1.5
Theme development started with
identifying creative ways to highlight the
innovations in-order to showcase the new
technology. Design objectives featured
exposed seat cushion and trimmed
exterior structure.
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samples from
Sustainable Comfort
version 1
OBJECTIVE: generate theme direction which highlights key innovations

3. Faurecia Sustainable Comfort 1.5
OBSERVATION: Identify current themes and details in design

4. Faurecia Sustainable Comfort 1.5
Development of Ideas
-Exposed honeycombed seat cushion
material
- Exterior structure with Architectural features
IDEATION: Generate new themes and solutions for design objectives.

5. Faurecia Sustainable Comfort 1.5
Theme Refinement
Fashion and Furniture
The wood trim that flanks each side
of the external back rest draws
inspiration from the structural and
elegant use of wood on the iconic
Eames Lounge chair.
The way the seating surface wraps
around the neck of the back rest
below the headrest and exposes
the honey comb cushion material,
is reminiscent of a formal halter
top.
REFINEMENT: Elaborate on chosen themes and define details.

6. Faurecia Sustainable Comfort 1.5
Theme Refinement
-Adjustable headrest
- Exterior structure with wood trim
- Exposed honeycombed seat cushion
material with helical detail
- Cushion Length Adjuster
REFINEMENT: Elaborate on chosen themes and define details.

7. Faurecia Sustainable Comfort 1.5
Theme Refinement
-Exposed honeycombed seat cushion
material with helical detail
-Exterior structure with wood trim
- Adjustable headrest pulls forward to
adjust for comfort
- Cushion Length Adjuster tracks fore and
aft based on seat position
REFINEMENT: Elaborate on chosen themes and define details.

8. Faurecia Sustainable Comfort 1.5
Innovative Features
- Adjustable headrest pulls forward to
adjust for comfort
-Exterior structure with wood trim
- Exposed honeycombed seat cushion
material
- Cushion Length Adjuster tracks fore and
aft based on seat position
IMPLEMENTATION: Sustainable Comfort 1.5

9. Faurecia Sustainable Comfort 1.5
Innovative Features
-Adjustable headrest pulls forward to adjust
for comfort
- Exposed honeycomb cushion in lumbar
region
- Cushion Length Adjuster tracks fore and
aft based on seat position
IMPLEMENTATION: Sustainable Comfort 1.5

10. Faurecia Sustainable Comfort 1.5
Innovative Features
-Adjustable headrest release buttons
- Recessed exterior highlights additional
rear occupant legroom
- 4-way Lumbar and seat controls
IMPLEMENTATION: Sustainable Comfort 1.5