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This dissertation with topic “Design of a Do - It - Yourself Kneeling chair” was written as part of the MSc in Strategic Product Design at the International Hellenic University. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the feasibility of a “Do - It Yourself” Kneeling Chair concept by designing and constructing such a chair as well as testing people’s ability to build it themselves with readily available materials and tools, indicated by instructions in adequate form. The ultimate goal was to make this chair reachable to all users, through the DIY process. The main result is not the chair per - se, but the documentation – instruction manual of how to build it along with the empirical demonstration of the concept. Firstly, it was conducted a market research on DIY furniture and on the kneeling chair itself. Then, it was made historical and morphological analysis of the chair. Product and target specifications were established. There was concept generation through sketch- es, prototyping and testing through users’ experience. Finally, the evaluation of the last phase led to the final concept proposal, accompanied with the proper documentation.