Barebag Series Izixhobo Zokunceda Ezifashonini by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan

Barebag Series Izixhobo Zokunceda Ezifashonini by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweZongezelo zeFashoni kunye nokuHamba Competition Category.

IsilivereIsongezelo· 2024

Barebag Series Izixhobo Zokunceda Ezifashonini

by Ke Zheng and Shuhao Xuanyuan

Client: BareBag

Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award Winner in Isongezelo Category

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The Design

About Barebag Series Izixhobo Zokunceda Ezifashonini

I-BareBag luthotho lwezixhobo zokunxiba eziyilelwe abantu abanokusetyenziswa okuncitshisiweyo kweengalo okanye izandla zabo, njengabo bafumene ukonzakala okanye ukusikwa kwelungu. Isijiko sayo esilungiselelwe ngobuchule esithintela ukujikajika sidityaniswa ngokugqibeleleyo kwisixhobo esifashonini, sivumela abasebenzisi ukuba baxhome naluphi na ibhegi esikhathini sabo ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izandla zabo. Iteknoloji yayo ye-ButterSlide ikwavumela abasebenzisi ukuba balungelelanise umtya ngokulula ngesandla esinye kuphela. I-BareBag inika indlela ekrelekrele yokunyusa ukuzimela kunye nokuphucula umgangatho wobomi kubasebenzisi bayo.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award

Barebag Series Izixhobo Zokunceda Ezifashonini ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo ngokungaqhelekanga okunikwa imiyilo yomgangatho ophezulu, entle nechukumisayo. Abaphumeleleyo beSilivere ziimveliso ezikhazimlayo kakhulu nezidala kakhulu ezibonisa ubungcali obuphawulekayo, italente nobukrelekrele babayili bazo. Barebag Series Izixhobo Zokunceda Ezifashonini iyathenjwa ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omhle womzekelo, onobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezinzulu. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award yimveliso ebonakalayo kakhulu, ethandwayo enceda kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Barebag Series Izixhobo Zokunceda Ezifashonini yimveliso enomona omkhulu kuyo evusa iinqwenelo, izisa iimvakalelo ezintle kwaye ivuselela ukumangaliswa nokumangala.

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