How can design empower people and environments to make things happen while reducing the burden of action?
For example, the balance between learning to do something and having it done, caring and being cared for, choosing and having something selected for you, or representing and being represented?
TEAM
Bruna Chambarelli Wolter
CONTEXT
Bachelor's Degree
Product and Innovation Design
2024
PROFESSORS
Augusto Seibel
Cláudia Kayat
Gabriella Vaccari
The Balancê walking support was created for elders who seek a more elegant and personalized alternative to traditional canes, which often fail to represent their identity. By integrating biomimicry and emotional design, it offers a natural, balanced gait while breaking the stigma associated with mobility aids. The project reimagines assistive devices as tools for dignity and self-expression, harmonizing practicality and individuality, redefining the relationship between users and the objects they rely on.