Standly Bao Primary Function: Stänner-Stützstull by Ming Hsiu Lee and Hu Jui Chung

Standly Bao Primary Function: Stänner-Stützstull by Ming Hsiu Lee and Hu Jui Chung is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award an Sëlwer in Miwwelendesign Competition Category.

SëlwerMiwwelen· 2021

Standly Bao Primary Function: Stänner-Stützstull

by Ming Hsiu Lee and Hu Jui Chung

Client: Ming-Hsiu Lee and Jui-Chung Hu

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Winner in Miwwelen Category

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The Design

About Standly Bao Primary Function: Stänner-Stützstull

Standly Bao ass e faltbare Stänner-Stützstull fir Aarbechter, déi laang Zäite stoe mussen. Den Design hält de Kierper an enger balancéierter Stänner-Haltung, wärend en déiselwecht Beweegungsfräiheet erméiglecht wéi d'Stoen. Eng Dräi-Punkt-Drockmethod fixéiert d'Häft, d'Knéi an de Fouss, sou datt de Stress op déi ënnescht Glidder reduzéiert gëtt an eng schlecht Haltung vermitt gëtt. De Benotzer zitt de Kader eraus, leet d'Knéie op déi ënnescht Poschter a lehnt sech op déi ieweschte Poschter. Eng Fieder bréngt de Kader an seng ursprénglech Positioun zréck, an déi gefalte Form gëtt de Raum un enk Aarbechtsberäicher wéi Bar- a Geschäftstheken zréck.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Sëlwer

Standly Bao Primary Function: Stänner-Stützstull ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Sëlwer, enger aussergewéinlech prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un Designe vun der héchster Qualitéit, prächteg a beandrockend vergi gëtt. Sëlwer-Gewënner si bemierkenswäert brillant a ganz kreativ Wierker, déi d'erausragend Expertise, d'Talent an d'Schaarfsënnegkeet vun hire Designer weisen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Standly Bao Primary Function: Stänner-Stützstull e wonnerbart, mustergëlteg, bemierkenswäert professionellt an déif innovatiivt Wierk ass. Dëst mam Sëlwer ausgezeechent Design ass eng bemierkenswäert, bewonnert Erfindung, déi dozou bäidréit, d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie ze erweideren. Standly Bao Primary Function: Stänner-Stützstull ass eng Kreatioun, op déi vill neidesch sinn, déi Wënsch erweckt, positiv Gefiller bréngt an Erstaunen a Wonner erweckt.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Standly Bao is a assistive device for workers who need to go through long period of standing, keeping them in fine standing posture and mental state, at the same time having the same mobility as standing. With three points pressure method, pressure of lower limbs can be reduced, thus keeping workers from developing wrong standing posture. When the device is folded up, it gives back the space to narrow working space such as counters in bar or departmentstore.
Dimensions & Packaging: 550 mm x 400 mm x 760 mm
Tags: health, chair, service industry, worker, medical aid
Design Challenge: The hardest part is to figure out the working environment in different workspace, and come out with the design that is practical and useful.
To overcome it, we did many interviews and research with workers from different workspace.
Research: Type of Research : Human Factors Research

Research Objectives : To find the most suitable dimention for most people

Methodology :
First we worked with the physical therapist to figure out the mechanism of the reason causing backpain and leg sore. Later on, we try to use three point pressure method(fix the position of hip/ knee/ feet) to lower the stress of the body when long time standing.

Later on, we made many versions of prototype and tested it with hundreds of people to come up with the final design.

Data Collection and Research Tools Used:
We used many versions of prototype in different stage of our design.
*For more detailed description, please check our document file.

Participants or Experiments:
For example when we were deciding the dimention, we made a prototype which can adjust the position of the upper mat(for breech) and the bottom mat(for knees) , and we took photos of the side view to document the data. We experimented with hundreds of participants, and we collected the data and analyzed.

Results:
We get the most suitable dimention for most people to use as well as the most practical way to adjust.
*For more detailed description, please check our document file.
Inspiration: In many working environments where sitting is not permitted (ex: bar tender, street vendor), workers have to endure long period of standing. It can really harm our health, causing back pain, leg sore and more, making one's working experience awful. Thus, we want to build a device that can make these workers in service industry feel better while stand working.
After interviewing some workers, we collabed with physic therapists and made series of prototype, which help our design more practical.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2019 in Taipei and finished in May 2020 in Taipei, and was exhibited in NTUST design graduation exhibition.
Standly Bao is awarded Young Pin Design Award in 2020.
Operation Flow: When user feel like resting, just simply pull out the device, and place user's knees on to the lower mat while the upper mat gently move below user's breech, supporting most of the body weight. When user is in the device, one can shift balance backward and forward to meet suitable posture.

When user get out of the device, the bottom joint of Standly Bao has a spring which makes the device automatically come back to it's original position.

The bottom panel can be folded up, providing user a step to stretch or place his feet.

When storing multiple Standly Bao, the bottom panel can be rotated backward for a flat form.
*For more detailed description, please check our video.
Team Members: Ming-Hsiu, Lee
Jui-Chung, Hu