GrowTec
GrowTec
GrowTec
GrowTec
2016

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GrowTec

Bicycle Helmet for Kids

Growtec is a helmet that grows with the child’s head, designed for children from 3 to 12 years. The design uses connected elements and the new D3o material. The D3o material locks together to absorb and disperse energy on impact, before instantly returning to a flexible state. The idea behind our concept is that parents do not have to buy a new helmet every other year because their children’s heads are getting bigger or because the helmet has been dropped often. The helmet consists of eight protection elements with non-breakable and scratch-resistant coating. Between the elements there are strong flat rods to ensure stability and keep the elements in place.

JURY STATEMENT

This entry is a good idea of a “growing helmet” along with the “children growing” which met most of the evaluation criteria. Especially, the idea is not only focused on the “engineering-aspect” but also emphasized on the “user-centered” for concerning the “growing” of children. This is a good design presenting “from engineering-oriented to user-centered.”

WINNER STATEMENT

We are overwhelmed and we are both happy and proud to accept the iF STUDENT DESIGN AWARD 2016.

UNIVERSITY

Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE
WINNER

Christian Rose

Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

Lea Bachmann

Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

Dominikus Frank

Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

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