Barebag Series Cualnezqui Tlapalhuiliztlaquemitl by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan

Barebag Series Cualnezqui Tlapalhuiliztlaquemitl by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Tlaquentiztli ihuan Nehnemiztli Tlanehuililli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

IztacteocuitlatlTlanehuililli· 2024

Barebag Series Cualnezqui Tlapalhuiliztlaquemitl

by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan

Client: BareBag

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Tlanehuililli Category

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The Design

About Barebag Series Cualnezqui Tlapalhuiliztlaquemitl

BareBag ca nepapan tlaquemitl itech moquemitia in tlacatl in amo huel quichihua imah, yehhuatl in oquipatihtoh ahnozo oquintlatzacuihtoh inmahuayo. BareBag quipia ce yancuic tlachihualli colotl in amo molini, cualli motlalia ipan cualnezqui tlaquemitl, ma huelitih quitzitzquih nochi intlacayo ipan intzintlan ica atle inmachihualiztli. Iquin ButterSlide tlamaniliztli quinequi ma amo ohui mopacho in mecatl ica ce mahuitl zan. BareBag tequipanoa para quitemoa tlayecanquiliztli ihuan quiyectlalia innemiuhca.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Barebag Series Cualnezqui Tlapalhuiliztlaquemitl ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Barebag Series Cualnezqui Tlapalhuiliztlaquemitl ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Barebag Series Cualnezqui Tlapalhuiliztlaquemitl quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: BareBag represents a universal, integrated solution for limited mobility and functionality for the millions of upper limb injured/amputees, who often struggle to carry their belongings and perform daily tasks with one hand. With versatile bag hooks integrated into cross-body fashion accessories, users can comfortably carry all types of bags at their waist hands-free. By solving a universal problem of busy hands, BareBag promotes social equity and improves the life quality for its users.
Dimensions & Packaging: BareBag: 135mm x 50mm x 90mm
BareBag Nano: 120mm x 12mm x 70mm
Tags: Bag, Prosthetic, Fashion, Lifestyle, Assistive, Wallet, Amputee, Inclusive, Adaptive
Production Technology: BareBag is modularly assembled with a soft leather exterior and hard 3D-printed recycled PLA hook prosthetics. The modularity allows quick adaptation to configuration, and separate cleaning and recycling at the end of its life cycle. Its sustainable rPET strap is equipped with a 3D-printed slider specially engineered to enable smooth adjustment with one hand.
Design Challenge: The two main challenges during BareBag's development are maintaining the balance and stability of both BareBag and the carried bags, and inventing a strap slider mechanism for smooth one-hand adjustment. The wide-body hooks minimize bag-swinging or escaping while allowing the bag to slide in easily. BareBag's slider is re-engineered with a butterfly locking mechanism that allows the user to unlock with a simple pull, effortlessly adjust with one hand, and lock with a simple pinch. We iterated more than 50 prototypes to perfect the user experience.
Research: BareBag is a novel integration that differentiates itself from both fashion accessories and prosthetics. The research for active annual demand from disabled users resulted in more than 3.77 million people in the US alone. BareBag's development went through a 6-month user testing phase with more than 50 prototypes, optimizing the reliability, stability, ease of use, aesthetics, and sustainability.
Inspiration: BareBag started with a bike accident that broke one of its founder's arms. This sudden shift in life quality made him realize how inconvenient it is to do everything with only one hand. Especially when doing dumb labor like carrying bags, he had no hands to even use a phone. However, all the bag carriers on the market are bulky and make the user's disability more visible. BareBag's mission is then set to be an everyday fashion accessory that imperceptively becomes the user's additional hand.
Project Duration: BareBag started in January 2023 in New York City and finished in December 2023 in New York City
Operation Flow: By putting BareBag on like a cross-body bag, it blends into your style while being a prosthetic. With only one hand, unlock the strap slider by folding it up, and effortlessly slide it to adjust the strap length to fit your body. When you have bags to carry, simply hook the bag onto the integrated hook and let it grab the bags for you at waist level comfortably and stably, so your hands can be free to do more.
Team Members: Designer: Ke Zheng
Designer: Shuhao Xuanyuan
Manufacturing Specialist: Danmin Rao