Wendy Jacob
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Selected Works ยป Chair

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> "Jacob and Lee" by Laurie Palmer

>"Inanimate Intimacy", by Maureen P. Sherlock

The Squeeze Chair Project consists of a series of upholstered chairs with arms that inflate to hold the sitter in a firm hug. The project grew out of meetings between Jacob and Temple Grandin, an animal scientist and engineer, who designed a "squeeze machine" to apply even pressure to her own body. Grandin is autistic and like many with autism, she is especially receptive to the calming effects of pressure.