Spidergram for Criterion A

Flowchart nodes

• Moving Internationally

• Furniture

• Sizing problems, financial problems, complications with moving large furniture

• People moving 

• Young adults  (first time movers)

• Adults

• Flat Pack Furniture

• Couches

• Beds

• Large Cabinets

• Large dining tables

• Light, and easy to assemble and disassemble

• Light yet Strong Materials for Frame

• Douglas Fir

• Fir Plywood

• most common for structural lumber; ex. lightweight bed frames

• affordable, resistance to moisture

• Joining techniques for couch frames

• Cushion

• Attachable

• Heavy Duty buttons/ string or ribbon

• requires less use of nails/glue, both which make assembling and disassembling more complicated

• Metals

• Plastic

• Wood

• Kiln-dried Hardwood

• Particleboard

• may warp or crack

• avoid soft wood like pine; warping and cracking

• Stronger, durable yet lighter wood for structural frames

• (simple) basic butt joint, mitered butt joint, half lap joint

• (more complex) through dovetail joint, tongue and groove joint

• most complex, yet does require nails or fasteners- Japanese wood joinery technique

• strong, yet complex

• simple, yet not as strong