Winning design
Third
year industrial design students from the Louis Laybourne Smith School of
Architecture and Design were recruited to submit designs for the
prototype A-Rage unit.
Twenty students were asked to design a headpiece and backpack that met specific aesthetic and ergonomic criteria. An independent panel judged Andrew Everett, Sam Hardie and Tim Murphy to have the winning design (pictured).
Industrial design lecturer Martin Freney, who oversaw the design project, praised ITEK for giving students the opportunity to be involved.
“We are keen to develop similar projects with other companies in the
future,” he said.