Wobbleshroom ᱠᱟᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱦᱟᱵᱤᱞᱤᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱠᱷᱮᱞ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ Competition Category.
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱠᱷᱮᱞ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ· 2022
Wobbleshroom ᱠᱟᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱦᱟᱵᱤᱞᱤᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ
by Minkyu Seo
Client: Minkyu Seo
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱠᱷᱮᱞ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ Category
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About Wobbleshroom ᱠᱟᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱦᱟᱵᱤᱞᱤᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ
ᱣᱚᱵᱚᱞᱥᱨᱩᱢ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱮᱠᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱞᱮᱸᱥ ᱛᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱠᱟᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱚᱴᱟ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱶᱟᱜ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱴᱷᱚᱨᱟ ᱴᱷᱚᱨᱟ ᱣᱚᱵᱚᱞ ᱵᱚᱨᱰ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱩᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱮᱢᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱨᱴᱤ ᱴᱚᱴᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱡᱟᱹ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱡ ᱛᱷᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱴᱮᱠᱟ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱮᱢᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱟᱠᱛᱤᱵᱮᱴ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱥᱟᱸᱜᱤᱛ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱩᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱬ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱢᱟᱲ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱷᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱫᱤᱥᱟ ᱮᱢᱟᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱮ ᱴᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱫ ᱯᱚᱞᱭᱩᱨᱮᱛᱷᱮᱱ ᱯᱷᱚᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱪᱟᱯᱮᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱦᱟᱹᱰ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱠᱨᱤᱞᱚᱱᱤᱴᱨᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱵᱩᱴᱟᱰᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱥᱴᱟᱭᱨᱤᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱴᱟᱠᱟ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱠᱚᱱ ᱥᱮᱸᱴᱤᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱦᱟᱹᱨᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱩᱲᱩ ᱠᱤᱞᱚ ᱦᱟᱹᱨᱟᱭ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Wobbleshroom ᱠᱟᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱦᱟᱵᱤᱞᱤᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Wobbleshroom ᱠᱟᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱦᱟᱵᱤᱞᱤᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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
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