Barebag Series Modna Protetika by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan

Barebag Series Modna Protetika by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Сребрна награда A' Design Award in Дизајн модних и путних аксесоара Competition Category.

СребрнаАксесоар· 2024

Barebag Series Modna Protetika

by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan

Client: BareBag

Сребрна награда A' Design Award Winner in Аксесоар Category

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The Design

About Barebag Series Modna Protetika

BareBag je serija nositih dodataka dizajniranih za osobe sa ograničenom upotrebom ruku ili šaka, kao što su oni koji su doživeli povredu ili amputaciju. Inovativno konstruisana kuka protiv ljuljanja besprekorno se integriše u modni dodatak, omogućavajući korisnicima da okače bilo koju torbu na struku bez upotrebe ruku. Njegova ButterSlide tehnologija takođe omogućava korisnicima da bez napora podese kaiš samo jednom rukom. BareBag nudi pametan način za povećanje samostalnosti i poboljšanje kvaliteta života svojih korisnika.

The Recognition

About the Сребрна награда A' Design Award

Barebag Series Modna Protetika је добитник Сребрне награде A' Design Award, изузетно престижног признања које се додељује врхунским, предивним и импресивним дизајнима. Добитници Сребрне награде неизмерно су бриљантна и изузетно креативна дела која илуструју изузетну стручност, таленат и оштроумност својих дизајнера. Очекује се да Barebag Series Modna Protetika буде дивно, узорно дело, запажено професионално и дубоко иновативно. Овај дизајн награђен Сребрном наградом A' Design Award веома је запажен, дивљен изум који користи и помера границе уметности, науке, дизајна и технологије. Barebag Series Modna Protetika је творевина којој многи завиде, која буди жеље, доноси позитивна осећања и изазива чуђење и дивљење.

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