Tiny Steps Flex ናይ ህጻናትን ቆልዑን ጫማ by Winner Medical Co., Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ፍርያት ሕጻን፣ ቆልዑን ህጻናትን Competition Category.
ነሓስፍርያት ሕጻን· 2024
Tiny Steps Flex ናይ ህጻናትን ቆልዑን ጫማ
Client: Winner Medical Co., Ltd.
ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ፍርያት ሕጻን Category
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About Tiny Steps Flex ናይ ህጻናትን ቆልዑን ጫማ
ታይኒ ስቴፕስ ፍሌክስ ካብ ምድፋእ ናብ ምኻድ ንዝሰግሩ ህጻናትን ናእሽቱ ቆልዑን ተባሂሉ ዝተሰርሐ ጫማ እዩ። እቲ ታሕተዋይ ክፋል ጫማ (ኣውትሶል) ካብ ሸፋቱ ኣባጋዕ ተመስጢ ዝወሰደ ክልተ-ኣንፈታዊ ምትሓዝ (ግሪፕስ) ተጠቒሙ ንምድልዳልን ቅርበት ምድሪን ዘመሓይሽ እዩ። ኣብ መንጎ ኣሕጻ ዓባይን ንእሽቶይ ዓባይ ኣጻብዕ እግሪ ዝርከብ ፍሉይ ቅርጺ ቅስቲ (ኣርች) ንተፈጥሮኣዊ ምዕጻፍ ኣጻብዕ እግሪ የፍቅድ። እቲ ላዕለዋይ ክፋል ጫማ ካብ ተፈጥሮኣዊ ፋይበር ዝተሰርሐ ኮይኑ፣ ቀሊልን ተዘራጋሕን ንናጻ ምንቅስቓስ እግሪ እዩ። ሰፊሕን ልስሉስን ማሰርያ ንጫማ ቀሊል ናይ ምልባስን ምውጻእን ይገብሮ። ላዕለዋይ ክፋልን ታሕተዋይ ክፋልን ጫማ ብስፌት ስለ ዝተጠናነጉ፣ ኬሚካላዊ ለጋቢ ነገራት (adhesives) ይእገዱ። ናይ ኣርቲሚዝያ (wormwood) ውሽጣዊ ንጣፍ ምስ ናይ መሳጅ ነጥብታት ተወሳኺ ጸረ-ባክተርያ ምቾት ይህብ።
The Recognition
About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award
Tiny Steps Flex ናይ ህጻናትን ቆልዑን ጫማ ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Tiny Steps Flex ናይ ህጻናትን ቆልዑን ጫማ ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Tiny Steps Flex ናይ ህጻናትን ቆልዑን ጫማ ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This pair of shoes is tailored for the vital transition from crawling to walking. The outsole, with bidirectional grips inspired by sheep hooves, bolsters stability. The specialized arch at the curved connection between the balls of small and big toes improves flexion flexibility. This is enhanced by an elastic and lightweight upper for more natural foot movement akin to being barefoot. Notably, its upgrades in materials and craftsmanship lead a low carbon fashion in infant and toddler footwear.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- product dimensions, 135 mm x 65 mm x 70 mm
- Tags
- Crawling assistance for infants and toddlers, Bionic structure at the sole, Ergonomic optimization, Antibacterial massage insoles, Low carbon toddling experience
- Production Technology
- The upper made from W-natural fiber is gentle on the skin and offers optimal elasticity to fit the delicate feet of little ones. The wide, soft Velcro strap enhances comfort for their tender feet, and makes the shoes easier to put on and take off. The upper and outsole are expertly stitched, avoiding any hazards from chemical adhesives and formaldehyde. The use of sustainable materials like natural fibers and environmentally friendly rubber pioneers a low-carbon fashion for infants and toddlers.
- Design Challenge
- The key challenge was aiding little ones in the vital transition from crawling to walking. For this end, the sole utilizes a bionic design inspired by sheep hooves, featuring bidirectional grips to secure a robust ground grip and stabilize steps. This feature enhances safety on various ground conditions. Moreover, the specialized arch, located at the curved juncture between the balls of small and big toes, minimizes constraints on natural toe flexion, offering a sensation akin to being barefoot.
- Research
- The crawling stage is vital for brain and muscular coordination of little ones. Yet, numerous footwear options, with thick outsoles or monotonous patterns, inhibit proper foot exercise. To solve this issue, this pair of shoes has been revolutionized with a bionic design at the outsole, tailored for the growth needs of this age group. And the specialized arch, at the curved juncture between the balls of big and small toes, improves toe flexibility and strength, fostering healthy gait development.
- Inspiration
- This pair of shoes is designed with the ergonomic and developmental needs of infants and toddlers in mind. The outsole, bionically inspired by sheep hooves, features bidirectional grips to assist in force application during crawling. This ensures a robust ground grip and stable steps, enhancing comfort for both crawling and walking. Furthermore, this pair of shoes is dominated by an elegant, pastel color palette, creating a harmonious and soothing visual effect to foster a sense of security.
- Project Duration
- The design and development of the shoes started in January 2023, in Shenzhen. It was introduced to the Chinese market in in January 2024.
- Operation Flow
- The outsole, with a bionic design inspired by sheep hooves, features bidirectional grips to stabilize steps and enhance walking balance. The fully wrapped toe cap effectively mitigates collisions, and the critical areas like the heel and arch have been expertly reinforced to provide extra support. Additionally, the wormwood insole, with massage points, offers lasting antibacterial effects and promotes blood circulation, championing holistic foot health of little ones.
- Team Members
- Junnan Xiao
Yujing Zhu
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