2011 CORE77 DESIGN AWARDS SELECTS A SIMPLE $7.00 LOAD CARRIER FOR 2011'S BEST PRODUCT DESIGN

The low-tech, ergonomic solution from Vikram Dinubhai Panchal is a departure from the slickly designed objects that have become the standard competition winners.

The design site Core77 has announced the winners of its first competition, which -- with categories like DIY/Hack/Mod, Service Design, and Never Saw the Light of Day (our favorite) -- took a refreshingly inclusive approach to the standard judging process. Case in point: The Product/Equipment winner isn’t a magazine-ready, industrially produced piece of technology but a low-cost, ergonomic carrier for improving the working conditions of global laborers.

Designed by Vikram Dinubhai Panchal at the National Institute of Design, in Ahmedabad, India, the Load Carrier for Labor adapts to three common modes of lifting and carrying: above the head (for light loads), on the back (for medium loads), and by pushing and pulling (for heavy loads). The device has two major parts, one that holds the load and the other that rests on the shoulders, thereby reducing strain on the back and neck. The modular construction and two knobs allow the user to change functions in about a minute.

The carrier can be made by local craftsmen with readily available materials such as cane, plastic, and metal, and Panchal estimates the total cost at 300 rupees, or $6.80, making it a decidedly real possibility in India and other developing countries.

COMMENTARY:  Now that's what I call a highly functional and well designed load carrier.   The load carrier can be made of cane, wood and steel, depending on the type of load carrying work that needs to be done.  And at $6.80 each, that's what I call a real bargain.

There were 17 different products competing for the Core77 Design Awards, and Scott Wilson, the guy that designed the watch wrist band for the Apple Nano and raised over $1 million from crowdfunding site Kickstarter was one of the runners-up.

Courtesy of an article dated August 2, 2011 appearing in Fast Company Design

Comments

[Mary Smith]

I do not know what to say about this blog. However, I cannot hide my happiness for the developer of this very simple product. This is yet ordinary but this gives so much help to the people and making their lives a lot more comfortable than before.

[amitkumar naphade]

I am running a NGO in Maharashtra and Would like to support for brining this technology to grassroot.

[Tommy]

Bro,

You can find the original article about the load carrier on Fast Company here:

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664663/core77-taps-7-carryall-as-years-best-product-design?partner=co_newsletter

Thanks for your feedback, and keep visiting my blog regularly.

Tommy

[bro]

where to find the article about this mechanism,the force acting and other description...

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Great innovative design. :)

[Apartment For Rent]

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