Gaaba Kaʻa Waihoʻi Kamaliʻi by Anri Sugihara

Gaaba Kaʻa Waihoʻi Kamaliʻi by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Huahana Pēpē, Keiki a me Kamaliʻi Competition Category.

KeleaweHuahana Pēpē· 2021

Gaaba Kaʻa Waihoʻi Kamaliʻi

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Huahana Pēpē Category

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The Design

About Gaaba Kaʻa Waihoʻi Kamaliʻi

ʻO Gaaba he kaʻa waihoʻi nui no nā keʻena mālama keiki, i hoʻolālāʻia e halihali i kekahi mau kamaliʻi liʻiliʻi i ka hele wāwae o kēlā me kēia lā a i ka wā hoʻi e pono ai ka haʻalele koke ʻana. Hoʻopalekana ke ana kiʻi (frame) i ka nalowale ʻana o ka ikaika ma muli o ke ʻano loli o ke kūkulu, a hoʻemi ka palasitika hoʻoikaika ʻia me ke kaula kalapona (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) i ke kaumaha holoʻokoʻa. Kōkua nā huila nunui, nā anuʻu hou aku a me nā lima paʻa i ke kaʻa e hele maikaʻi ma luna o ka ʻāina ʻōpala. Ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia kahi kau lima ma o ka nānā ʻana i ka neʻe kino, e pili ana i ka ʻikepili kino maʻamau i paʻi ʻia no nā limahana mālama keiki. Ua ana ʻo Gaaba i 1470 x 670 x 1010 mimimika a ua kaumaha ʻo ia i 25 kilokalima. ʻO ka pahuhopu, ʻo ia ka pale ʻana i nā keiki a me ka hoʻemi ʻana i ke kaumaha o ka lā i kekahi lā no nā limahana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Gaaba Kaʻa Waihoʻi Kamaliʻi i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Gaaba Kaʻa Waihoʻi Kamaliʻi he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Gaaba Kaʻa Waihoʻi Kamaliʻi i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A large stroller designed as a disaster prevention and evacuation device that enhances survivability by improving rough road running ability and safety as evacuation equipment in the event of a disaster, reducing the burden on childcare workers in normal times, and pursuing ergonomic ease of use. It is designed as a Dual Product (used in both normal times and emergencies) that combines these two goals and it can protect children in case of emergency.
Dimensions & Packaging: size:1470 x 670 x 1010
weight:25kg
Tags: kids, kindergarten, nursery, earthquake, infant,
Production Technology: The frame is designed to minimalize the loss of force due to the deformation of the structure. CFRP is used largely as the structural material to reducing the weight.
With the perspective of ergonomics, the position of the pushing handle were determined by the motion analysis performed for the average physique information of childcare workers published by the Japanese government agency.
In addition, large tires, additional steps and grips are equipped to break through rough terrain in evacuate.
Inspiration: Japan is one of the world's leading earthquake suffering countries. Countless lives had been lost in Tsunami and fire caused by giant earthquakes. Infant childcare facilities are no exception to suffer and it may require evacuation to the outside. A transporting infants who cannot walk on their own is indispensable. In addition, it's common in many childcare facilities to take a little walk with 4 to 5 infants on a cart to near park. Large strollers have been used for both daily and evacuate.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2020 in Tokyo Japan.
Operation Flow: The existing carts weighs too heavy to operate and is a heavy burden for childcare workers, while the design of existing products has not changed significantly for a long time.
RDS Ltd., Co. has been engaged in R&D of various motor sports related products for years, and has been an official partner of F1 team Scuderia AlphaTauri in recent. We have applied the technology to Gaaba because we have refined the technology in the environment where light, strong and durable products are required.
Team Members: RDS Ltd., Co., ONETABLE Inc., exiii design Inc. Yoshihiro Hirata R2, MAGNET Inc., makesense Inc. and quod, LLC
Image Credits: RDS Co., Ltd.