Duration: 10 weeks
Collaboration with Alana (ID) & Elisha (UX)
Designed for Teague
Duration: 10 weeks
Collaboration with Alana (ID) & Elisha (UX)
Designed for Teague
A system that is inviting, supportive, and restores independence within your home. More than a chair, Motra transforms every seated moment into strength.
A system that is inviting, supportive, and restores independence within your home. More than a chair, Motra transforms every seated moment into strength.


A Connected Wellness Chair
A Connected Wellness Chair
WHY
WHY
Everyone deserves a clear picture into their aging body and the tools to strengthen it on their own terms, with clarity and ease.
Everyone deserves a clear picture into their aging body and the tools to strengthen it on their own terms, with clarity and ease.
The Problem
The Problem
Aging Hurts
Aging Hurts
To many, aging is painful and unavoidable. Losing independence and the ability to do what we love makes it even harder.
How can we allow baby boomers to age in-place, with confidence and dignity ?
To many, aging is painful and unavoidable. Losing independence and the ability to do what we love makes it even harder.
How can we allow baby boomers to age in-place, with confidence and dignity ?




Design Opportunity
Design Opportunity
Movement is Medicine, but the Tools Don’t Exist
Movement is Medicine, but the Tools Don’t Exist
Accessible at-home movement tools are virtually nonexistent, and when they do exist, they’re clunky, outdated, and frustrating for both users and physical therapists.
Accessible at-home movement tools are virtually nonexistent, and when they do exist, they’re clunky, outdated, and frustrating for both users and physical therapists.


The Goal
The Goal
Design a low-barrier solution that makes movement easy and care circle interactions simple and positive.
Design a low-barrier solution that makes movement easy and care circle interactions simple and positive.

Ideation Process


A Gentle Guide for Strength at Home
Motra is more than a chair; it’s a gentle guide and a beautiful part of your home that helps you move, care for your wellness, and stay close to the people you love.




Scalable for All
Motra is equipped with 6 different levels of athletic resistant bands, allowing anyone to perform a full body workout at their current level.






Preventative Resistant Band Training
Preventative Resistant Band Training
Motra makes workouts seamless and secure with three adjustable hooks on each side. Hooks extend for quick band attachment and retract to lock them safely, giving users confidence to train harder.
Furthermore, the info beacon gives him an at-a-glance view of progress, like where he is in the workout, how many reps he’s completed, and simple gamified visuals that guide motion with real-time feedback.
Motra makes workouts seamless and secure with three adjustable hooks on each side. Hooks extend for quick band attachment and retract to lock them safely, giving users confidence to train harder.
Furthermore, the info beacon gives him an at-a-glance view of progress, like where he is in the workout, how many reps he’s completed, and simple gamified visuals that guide motion with real-time feedback.






Core and Balance
Core and Balance
Understanding that the chair can be utilized in a variety of ways, Motra is designed to incorporate two additional key exercises for preventative and rehabilitative measures.
Understanding that the chair can be utilized in a variety of ways, Motra is designed to incorporate two additional key exercises for preventative and rehabilitative measures.

CMF Options
Designed for You, Made for Your Home
Motra should never feel clinical; it should feel like you, blending beauty, comfort, and motivation into one.







