Wobbleshroom Na'urar Gyaran Idon Sawu by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Na'urar Gyaran Idon Sawu by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe in Kayan Wasanni Competition Category.

Baƙin ƘarfeKayan Wasanni· 2022

Wobbleshroom Na'urar Gyaran Idon Sawu

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe Winner in Kayan Wasanni Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Na'urar Gyaran Idon Sawu

Wobbleshroom na'ura ce ta horar da daidaito da aka yi don ƙarfafa idon sawu da taimakawa wajen hana raunuka. Siffar ta samo asali ne daga allon jiri-jiri kuma tana tunatar da naman kaza. Matsa ƙafa kan farantin sama yana kunna na'urar, wadda ke kunna sautin waƙa da girgiza kusurwoyin da aka zaɓa domin jagorantar mai amfani ya karkata zuwa wancan hanyar. Zagaye ɗaya yana ɗaukar mintuna uku. Sashen sama an yi shi da laushin roba na polyurethane don kamewa da tallafi, yayin da jikin na'urar aka yi shi da acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. Na'urar tana da girman santimita 55 zuwa 38 kuma nauyinta kilogiram 5.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe

Zanen Wobbleshroom Na'urar Gyaran Idon Sawu ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe, wata karramawa mai daraja da ake bai wa kyawawan zane-zane waɗanda ke cika buƙatun ƙwararru da masana'antu da ake tsammani daga ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire da aka tsara da kyau. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Baƙin Ƙarfe suna nuna babban ƙwarewa, ƙwarewa ta musamman, fahimtar ƙwararru da ikon ƙirƙira na masu ƙirƙirar su. Ana sa ran zanen Wobbleshroom Na'urar Gyaran Idon Sawu ya zama ƙirƙira da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna wacce ke da amfani kuma mai sababbin abubuwa. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyukan fannin kuma yana da halayen fasaha masu cancanta da ke da alaƙa da sanin yadda da baiwa. Ana girmama zanen Wobbleshroom Na'urar Gyaran Idon Sawu saboda cikakkiyar kulawarsa kuma an tsara shi don ba da ingantuwar rayuwa da ke taimakawa wajen mai da duniya wuri mafi kyau.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Wobbleshroom is a prehabilitative device designed to prevent future ankle injuries by bringing Neuromuscular Training and Whole Body Vibration into our everyday life. The device utilizes sound and vibration to guide the user in which direction to move – always ensuring a safe, fun, and effective exercise routine that does not feel burdensome.
Dimensions & Packaging: 55cm x 38cm, 5kg
Tags: Healthcare, Recreation, Gamification, Exercise, Fun
Production Technology: To improve grips to prevent a user from falling off while being on top of the device, the top of the Wobbleshroom is designed with soft PU foam. It is soft, cushiony, and provides enough rigidity, serving as a perfect material to address my need. The rest of the body is mostly designed with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene.
Design Challenge: Challenge was to lower the bar of rehabilitative exercise so that it is readily accessible for all users in a safe, joyful way, ultimately with a goal of the product blending into the user's daily life without feeling like a chore. To make the breakthrough, I have interviewed the users and the experts in the field - including doctors from John Hopkins University, based on data collected on various functional mockups.
Research: The research initially began with ankle injuries. Though some may view them as minor incidents, they are highly likely to develop into permanently unstable ankles if improperly treated. After finding out that the primary way to prevent ankle injuries is by improving peroneal muscles, I set out ways to discover possible fitting exercise routines used by professional athletes. It was there that I came across neuromuscular training and whole-body vibration. Prior is an exercise often used by athletes, and later is a technique developed by NASA for astronauts to stimulate leg muscles and improve balance.
Inspiration: The main inspiration came from the wobble board, a widely used tool to improve one's core strength during rehabilitative exercise.

Additional inspiration came from interviews with experts - including a doctor at Johns Hopkins University.
Project Duration: The project finished December of 2021 in California.
Operation Flow: The simple act of stepping on the Wobbleshroom activates the device. It would start to play music notes and vibrate specific corners of the upper plate (mushroom hat), guiding users to tilt their bodies accordingly. A single set completes after 3 minutes, which is just the safe amount of exercise one is expected to do a day.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Minkyu Seo
Team Members: Minkyu Seo
Image Credits: N/A