Posted by : Fabiano Gallindo Saturday, December 12, 2009

STUDENTS
DESIGN
Jairo da Costa Junior Universidade do Vale do Itajaí Itajaí – SC
CLIENT Academic

THIS LINE OF SPORTS WHEELCHAIRS WAS DEVELOPED TO ALLOW wheelchairers to play sports such as frescobol (Brazilian beach tennis), discus throw, badminton, rugby and volleyball in different locations. The challenge confronted by the project was to meld together design, ecoefficiency and accessible costs. The purpose is to promote social inclusion by contributing to raise the self-esteem and personal worth of the physically challenged. In Brazil, nearly 15% of the population have some form of physical disability, whereas 8 million have a motor handicap. The design of the chairs is geared towards fulfilling specific tasks and draws on the symbolic figures of comic book heroes, such as Xavier and Demolition Man, and even Mark Zupan, captain of the US quadraplegic wheelchair rugby team. The models come in different colors and include HEROes Zupan, HEROes Daredevil and HEROes Xavier. The project honors universal, sustainable, adaptable, culturally accepted and socially fair design. MATERIALS: Recycled aluminum. PRODUCT DIMENSIONS: Height: 850 mm. Width: 800 mm. Length: 1, 050 mm. Weight: 14. 5 kg. PRICE: R$ 3, 620. 00•

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