Barebag Series Протезҳои модадор by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan

Barebag Series Протезҳои модадор by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award in Дизайни аксессуарҳои мӯд ва сафар Competition Category.

НуқраАксессуар· 2024

Barebag Series Протезҳои модадор

by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan

Client: BareBag

Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award Winner in Аксессуар Category

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The Design

About Barebag Series Протезҳои модадор

BareBag маҷмӯи аксессуарҳои пӯшидашавандае мебошад, ки барои одамоне тарроҳӣ шудааст, ки истифодаи маҳдуди дастҳояшон доранд, монанди касоне, ки ҷароҳат ё қатъкунии андомро аз сар гузаронидаанд. Қалоби зидди ҷунбиши навоварона муҳандисӣ шудаи BareBag бо таври беғайрифосила ба аксессуари модадор ҳамроҳ мешавад ва ба корбарон имкон медиҳад, ки ҳар гуна кифро дар камари худ бе истифода аз дастҳо овезон кунанд. Технологияи ButterSlide низ ба корбарон имкон медиҳад, ки тасмаро бо осонӣ танҳо бо як даст танзим кунанд. BareBag роҳи зирокона барои афзоиш додани мустақилият ва беҳтар кардани сифати зиндагии корбарон пешниҳод мекунад.

The Recognition

About the Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award

Barebag Series Протезҳои модадор ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award аст, ки эътирофи фавқулодда обрӯманд буда, ба тарҳҳои сатҳи олӣ, зебо ва таъсирбахш дода мешавад. Ғолибони нуқра асарҳои бағоят дурахшон ва бениҳоят эҷодкоронаанд, ки таҷрибаи барҷаста, истеъдод ва зиракии тарроҳони худро нишон медиҳанд. Интизор меравад, ки Barebag Series Протезҳои модадор асари аҷоиб ва намунавӣ бошад, ки ба таври назаррас касбӣ ва амиқан навоваронаанд. Ин тарҳи ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award ихтирои хеле назаррас ва мавриди таҳсин аст, ки судманд аст ва ҳудуди санъат, илм, тарроҳӣ ва технологияро пеш мебарад. Barebag Series Протезҳои модадор офаридаест, ки бисёриҳо ба он ҳасад мебаранд ва хостаҳоро бедор мекунад, эҳсосоти мусбат меорад ва ҳайрат ва тааҷҷуб ба вуҷуд меорад.

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