Wearable for Kids
Filip
In 2014, Greg led a team of industrial designers and mechanical engineers to redesign Filip's wearable for kids. The brief was to design a latch for the existing design.
Through prototyping and user research with kids, we found that the existing design poorly fit wrists due to the internal design and construction.
Faced with several constraints, we redesigned the assembly from the inside out. We designed a patented internal structure that was flexible, but maintained the functional air gap needed for the three antennas in the band to function.
We designed a new assembly strategy which simplified production, improved part appearance, and reduced cost. We wrapped it in all new surfacing, respecting the original design's direction.
Disciplines
User Research
Industrial Design
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanism Design
Manufacturing Strategy
Credits
Tim Proulx
Dirk Ahlgrim
Gen Suzuki
Ari Adler
Patents
US D730,209
US D729,080
Year
2014
We redesigned the core of the wearable to make the band more flexible. The final design could accomodate all sizes of kid's wrists. It was so flexible that it could fit adult wrists as well.
