Two Israeli students receive prestigious design award in London
Holon University's Tamir Keidar and Nimrod Shani created the ingenious tech to help disabled mothers
Two industrial design students from Israel’s Holon Institute of Technology have won a prestigious design award from London’s Royal College of Art, after creating equipment designed to help disabled parents transport their babies more effectively.
As part of a ‘Fixperts’ course, Tamir Keidar and Nimrod Shani partnered with Ola Melamed Mayer, an Israeli mother with lower limb paralysis, to develop equipment that connects a wheelchair to a baby pram or buggy.
“I want to have the option to quickly detach the stroller and place it beside me so I can adapt to different spaces”, a video shows Mayer saying.
Keidar and Shani ran multiple tests and created a number of models, before coming up with a final design, which they stress-tested before completion. Mayer is seen pushing the pram – attached to her wheelchair – with the caption: “Parenting with Independence – empowering every parent to navigate life with confidence and freedom.”
The RCA’s annual Helen Hamlyn Design Awards recognises “creativity in people-centred, inclusive design across all disciplines of the College and celebrate the most visionary, inclusive and innovative RCA graduate projects.”
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