Barebag Series Zvishongo Zvinobatsira Zvemadhizaini by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan

Barebag Series Zvishongo Zvinobatsira Zvemadhizaini by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award in Zvekuwedzera zveFashoni neKufamba Competition Category.

SirivhaChekuwedzera· 2024

Barebag Series Zvishongo Zvinobatsira Zvemadhizaini

by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan

Client: BareBag

Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award Winner in Chekuwedzera Category

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The Design

About Barebag Series Zvishongo Zvinobatsira Zvemadhizaini

BareBag inhevedzano yezvishongo zvinopfekwa zvakagadzirirwa vanhu vanoshaya kukwanisa kushandisa maoko avo zvakazara, sevaya vakakuvara kana kuchekwa chikamu chemuviri. Chirawo chisingakandimari che-BareBag chakagadzirwa nehunyanzvi chinobatanirana zvakanaka muchishongo chainoyevedza, chichibvumira vashandisi kuturika bhegi ripi zvaro pachiuno vasina kushandisa maoko avo. Tekinoroji yayo ye-ButterSlide inobvumirawo vashandisi kugadzirisa rukawa nyore-nyore neruoko rumwe chete. BareBag inopa nzira yakangwara yekuwedzera rusununguko nekuvandudza mararamiro evashandisi vayo.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award

Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Barebag Series Zvishongo Zvinobatsira Zvemadhizaini, rukudzo rwakakwirira zvikuru runopiwa kumadhizaini epamusoro, anonaka uye anofadza. Vakunda veSirivha mabasa anopenya kwazvo uye ane kugadzira kwakasiyana anoratidza unyanzvi, hunyanzvi hwekusikwa nekungwara kwevagadziri vawo. Barebag Series Zvishongo Zvinobatsira Zvemadhizaini inotarisirwa kuva basa rinoshamisa, rinotangira vamwe, rine hunyanzvi hunoonekwa uye zvitsva zvakadzika. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award chigadzirwa chinoshamisa, chinokudzwa chinobatsira uye chinosundira mberi miganhu yehunyanzvi, sayenzi, dhizaini netekinoroji. Barebag Series Zvishongo Zvinobatsira Zvemadhizaini chigadzirwa chinoshuvirwa nevazhinji, chinomutsa zvishuvo, chinouya nemanzwiro akanaka uye chinomutsa kushamisika.

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