2026 | Student

French Design Awards Silver Winner

Care-Tech Pressure-Relieving Shoulder Vest

Entrant

LuXun Academy of Fine Arts

Category

Product Design - 3D Printed

Client's Name

Zhengkai Qin

Country / Region

China

“Care-Tech” is a health-oriented protective wearable product specifically developed for manual laborers engaged in heavy physical work. Its core functional design revolves around three key objectives: first, to significantly expand the effective force-bearing area of the shoulders and neck; second, to efficiently disperse concentrated weight-bearing pressure across the body; and third, to substantially enhance comfort during extended working hours, thereby effectively preventing excessive muscle strain and chronic fatigue. Ultimately, this product achieves the fundamental goal of safeguarding the occupational health and well-being of the target workforce.

The semantic connotation of “Care-Tech” is rich and multi-dimensional. The term “Care” transcends a simple literal translation of “protection”; it embodies profound humanistic care and empathetic design for workers, aiming to alleviate their physical burden and respect their labor value. As for “Tech,” it interprets the sophisticated design logic through four integrated, hierarchical dimensions, reflecting the seamless fusion of appearance aesthetics, technological application, and practical protective functionality.

These four dimensions work in tandem to form a comprehensive functional closed loop. Firstly, Ergonomic Application ensures the product conforms to the biomechanical structure of the human body, optimizing the natural distribution of force to reduce pressure concentration. Secondly, Functional Material Integration combines durable canvas with high-resilience TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane), creating a composite material system that balances robustness, flexibility, and breathability, perfectly adapting to the harsh and demanding environments of heavy labor. Thirdly, 3D Printing Technology enables precise customization of structural components, facilitating lightweight design and enhancing the product’s adaptability to different body types. Collectively, these technical measures enable the product to effectively disperse pressure, prevent occupational injuries, and ultimately improve users’ work efficiency and quality of life.

In essence, “Care-Tech” is more than just a piece of wearable gear; it is an innovative solution that cares for the occupational health of the general laboring public. It reflects a thoughtful balance between productivity and worker welfare, providing a practical, humanized, and technologically advanced approach to protecting the health of laborers in modern industry.

Credits

Shenyang Normal University
Yuyu Qin
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