Ifeza Ibindi Bikoresho · 2024
Barebag Series Ibikoresho bya Mode by'Inyongera
by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan
- Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza 2024 in Ibindi Bikoresho
- CLIENT: BareBag
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 187,323
- Verification code 9D739E358F · Verify this award
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About Barebag Series Ibikoresho bya Mode by'Inyongera
BareBag ni urukurikirane rw'ibikoresho byambarwa byakozwe kubantu bafite ububasha buke mu gukoresha amaboko cyangwa intoki zabo, nk'abakomeretse cyangwa bakatwaho igice cy'umubiri. Igisubizo cya BareBag kitazunguruka cyakozwe mu buryo bugezweho kandi gishyirwa mu gikoresho cya mode neza, gituma abakoresha bamanika umufuka uwo ariwo wose ku mukandara batakoresha amaboko. Tekinoroji yayo ya ButterSlide nayo yemerera abakoresha kugena umukandara byoroshye bakoresha ukuboko kumwe gusa. BareBag itanga uburyo bwiza bwo kongera ubwigenge no kunoza ubuzima bw'abayikoresha.
About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza
Barebag Series Ibikoresho bya Mode by'Inyongera ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Barebag Series Ibikoresho bya Mode by'Inyongera biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Barebag Series Ibikoresho bya Mode by'Inyongera ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.
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- 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.
