Barebag Series Makabagong Prostetik na Pampamoda by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award na Pilak in Disenyo ng Aksesorya sa Moda at Paglalakbay Competition Category.
PilakAksesorya· 2024
Barebag Series Makabagong Prostetik na Pampamoda
by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan
Client: BareBag
A' Design Award na Pilak Winner in Aksesorya Category
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The Design
About Barebag Series Makabagong Prostetik na Pampamoda
Ang BareBag ay isang serye ng maisusuot na aksesorya na idinisenyo para sa mga taong may limitadong paggamit ng kanilang mga braso o kamay, tulad ng mga nakaranas ng pinsala o amputasyon. Ang makabagong ininhinyerong anti-swing hook ng BareBag ay lubos na nagsasama sa isang pampamoda na aksesorya, na nagpapahintulot sa mga gumagamit na isabit ang anumang bag sa kanilang baywang nang hindi ginagamit ang kanilang mga kamay. Ang ButterSlide technology nito ay nagbibigay-daan din sa mga gumagamit na madaling ayusin ang tali gamit lamang ang isang kamay. Nag-aalok ang BareBag ng matalinong paraan upang mapataas ang kalayaan at mapabuti ang kalidad ng buhay ng mga gumagamit nito.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award na Pilak
Ang Barebag Series Makabagong Prostetik na Pampamoda ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak, isang pambihirang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong nasa pinakamataas na antas, nakabibighani at kahanga-hanga. Ang mga nagwagi ng Pilak ay mga likhang lubhang makinang at napakamalikhain na naglalarawan sa pambihirang kadalubhasaan, talento at talas ng isip ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Barebag Series Makabagong Prostetik na Pampamoda ay isang kahanga-hangang likhang huwaran na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at malalim na makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak ay isang lubhang kapansin-pansin at hinahangaang imbensyon na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang Barebag Series Makabagong Prostetik na Pampamoda ay isang likhang labis na kinaiinggitan na gumigising ng mga hangarin, nagdadala ng positibong damdamin at nagpapasiklab ng pagkamangha at pagkabighani.
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
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