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LETTER BY JAKE
SILVERSTEIN ABOUT
THE DESIGN ISSUE.
BICYCLE LOCK
REDESIGN BY: RINAT ARUH
TEXT BY: DANIEL DUANE
FEATURES
1.
Sheathed in PVD titanium-ion-plated
steel, which is more durable than
the metals used in conventional
locks.
2.
At an overall length of 11 inches,
the lock is big enough to secure a
front wheel and a bike frame to a
parking-meter post.
3.
The inside surface of the lock is
coated with a silicone-rubber
gasket to prevent scratching the
bike frame.
4.
Proximity-based operation means
that the lock senses your location,
locks when you walk away and
unlocks when you return.
5.
Dual locking mechanisms, one on
each side, require a thief to cut
through both sides in order to free
the bike.
6.
At 1.2 inches thick, and filled
with a titanium core, it is nearly
twice as thick as most U-locks on
the market.
fun over the speed and stress of a car. Bike locks, on the other hand, are all
about realism in the face of lifes ugliness. Conventional lock designs reect
the emotion that drives sales: fear, with notes of resentment. Too ugly to
mount on a pretty bike frame, too heavy to carry comfortably in a shoulder
bag, the standard U-lock is a dumb metal arc that aspires only to resist
dumb metal tools like the cordless angle grinders that now allow thieves to
cut hardened steel in minutes.
FIND MY BIKE
The rack positions the lock as an additional carrying surface for excess
cargo. A GPS chip inside allows for tracking in case of theft.
Credit
HIGH-TECH DETERRENCE
The mobile alarm lets you bolt outside before a thief can cut through the
lock and given how well thieves tend to know their locks makes your
bike even less attractive.
Credit Rendering by Aruliden Agency
You cant solve for everything, says the designer Rinat Aruh, a cofounder of the rm Aruliden. If a thief wants to steal a bike, theyre going
SMART INSIDES
An internal cavity lined
with titanium holds the
locks circuit board,
battery, accelerometers,
siren and electric motor
for the locking mechanism.
Credit Illustration by
Chris Philpot
CELL TOWER
REDESIGN BY: SKYLAR TIBBITS
TEXT BY: JON GERTNER
FEATURES
1.
Flexible materials not only make the tower more
attractive they make it more functional.
2.
Cables attached to the tower can pull at it to
transform its shape.
AT THE MOMENT , the cellular networks in the United States rely on roughly
FLEXIBLE DESIGN
The tower is constructed from biaxially braided composite tubes. The
biaxial braid, much like a Chinese finger trap, allows the tower to
expand, contract, twist and bend like a very large textile structure, yet
be self-supporting and stable.
The answer, he argues, could involve a composite material, like carbon ber
or berglass, which in combination with the structures shape and weave
would enable a new range of motion. Small forces at the base of the
structure heat, wind, even an electronic signal could effect large
transformations up above, he says, making the tower move like a large
puppet. And to what end? By reconguring itself, he says, a next-gen cell
tower might gain in exibility, strength and perhaps even functionality. In
addition, the tower can dance; the tower can perform. No longer an eyesore,
Tibbits says, it has personality and an aesthetic of movement.
TOWER POWER
From a taller tower to a squat canopy, the tower can transform in various
ways, physically stretching toward zones of higher usage or shying away
from inclement weather.
Credit Illustrations by Self-Assembly Lab, M.I.T.
RX HANDOUT
REDESIGN BY: PERISCOPIC
TEXT BY: THOMAS GOETZ
FEATURES
A.
Clear and simple icons may help lessen anxiety about
taking a drug and make the task a little more human.
B.
Many side effects diminish over time, and by making
this clear, patients are more likely to continue using
the drug.
C.
Knowing what to do and what NOT to do is some of
the easiest stuff to forget about a drug. Simplifying
the literature makes it easier to remember.
D.
Every drug has trade-offs and comes with real risks.
Letting patients know exactly when to call their
doctors can be tremendously reassuring.
are put into print, these documents can run to thousands of words. For a
popular drug like Metformin (used to treat diabetes), the roughly 10,000word label is twice as long as a typical Times Magazine article (and not
nearly as entertaining). It takes the form of that tightly folded, tiny-print
insert that is bundled with the drug and its almost guaranteed to go
unread. An unfortunate result is that many people dont take their drug
properly or quit taking it altogether.
So what do patients starting a new medication need to know? Just a few
things, really. What they are taking. How to take it. What to expect. And
what to do if something seems wrong. This information can be summarized
in just a few words and images. The best interface for this information, it
turns out, isnt the pill bottle itself but the bag that the bottle goes in. Here, I
worked with the team at Periscopic to turn the bag into something useful.
(All the information is drawn from the data available at Iodine.com, the
health-information website I co-founded in 2013.)
The most useful information here is probably the What you can expect
timeline, which shows how typical side effects usually go away over time,
as the body gets used to a drug. This is common knowledge to pharmacists,
but its rarely communicated to patients. In the future, because the
pharmacy most likely knows the age and sex of the patient, it could be
possible to tailor the information to display the actual experience of people
like them, as well as to identify any possible interactions between drugs that
might arise based on their other prescriptions. The beauty of this label is
BAGGAGE CLAIM
REDESIGN BY: RAFFAELLO DANDREA
TEXT BY: KYLE CHAYKA
FEATURES
1.
Rather than checking your own bags,
a swarm of autonomous robots takes
care of them for you.
2.
At check-in, each piece of luggage
is loaded onto its own robot.
4.
Using the swarm means less crowding
on the airport floor.
5.
Pickup stations store the luggage
and dispense bags one at a time
no need for a carousel.
3.
The robots, guided by a complex
algorithm, pilot the luggage to
your airplane.
Credit Rendering by Justin Metz
ITS HARD TO
think of a place with more design aws than an airport. Its an experience
made up of nonexperience, a gantlet of waiting: rst to check your bag, then
in the security line, then in the jetway, then to get off the plane and nally
for your luggage to emerge on a carousel at the other end. This last step has
its own set of problems. Theres hardly any security, someone can take
your luggage, sometimes luggage gets lost, says the designer and engineer
Raffaello DAndrea. We want to remove all of that.
DAndrea is the founder of Verity Studios, but before that he had another
robotics company, Kiva Systems. That company was acquired by Amazon
in 2012 to supply its warehouses with turntable-like mobile robots that can
carry more than 750 pounds. DAndreas solution for baggage claim is not
just to x the carousel, he says, but also to redesign the experience of
having luggage at the airport. While his vision is not quite possible with
current technology, he proposes replacing the whole system with a swarm
of autonomous robots within the next ve years.
It works like this: When you arrive, you head straight to an array of checkin stations, where a horseshoe-crab-like robot arrives for each bag. The
robots carry them to an inspection area, where they are scanned, and if
necessary, examined by T.S.A. agents. This would substantially simplify
airport entry halls. Complexity is thus shifted from physical infrastructure
to algorithms, DAndrea says. The swarm then brings the checked luggage
to the tarmac, to be loaded into the plane by humans.
Once you arrive at your destination, your smartphone tells you which
pickup station your bag is being delivered to, as well as when it will show
up. A vertical locker system, taking advantage of often-unused space in
cavernous airports, dispenses luggage one at a time while the robots circle
back for more. That means no waiting at the carousel, but youll still have
time to kill. Theres always Cinnabon.
STACK EM HIGH
The redesign stacks bags vertically, like at a city car park, while they
wait to be picked up. Your phone or luggage tag will tell you when your
bag is coming out of the tower. Use it to verify your identity, and
youre off.
Credit Illustration by Chris Philpot
TOILET
REDESIGN BY: MATHIEU LEHANNEUR
TEXT BY: JAMIE LAUREN KEILES
THE CALL OF nature, with all its splendid routine, offers the contemporary
human not just the excretion of waste but a guaranteed respite from the
chaos of the world. Provided you have a commitment to green vegetables
and water, the rhythms of digestion enforce a routine meditation practice.
And in recent years, this moment for reection or for quiet reading has seen
an upgrade with the advent of smartphones.
It seems odd, with this in mind, that the standard Western toilet has evolved
so little beyond just water down a hole. The designer Mathieu Lehanneur
says, Its treated as a functional room, not a place for pleasure or thinking.
Lehanneur endeavored, in his toilet redesign, to connect the xture to its
metaphysical function. His free-standing commode less outhouse, more
chapel forges quiet space for us to come and meet ourselves. Its a
philosophical room, he says, a factory for ideas.
Beneath an LED skylight and fan, Lehanneur calls us to claim our place in
HOSPITAL GOWN
REDESIGN BY: LUCY JONES
TEXT BY: JAIME LOWE
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FEATURES
1.
The entire front panel can be unsnapped from neck to
armpit, as can the back panel.
2.
The side openings provide access, but the patient can
still feel covered.
3.
The fabric was chosen to look gender-neutral and
loungey. Joness design is meant to feel like an
oversize T-shirt.
4.
Tencel is made partly from recycled wood, and its
more absorbent than cotton.
Credit Rendering by Justin Metz
compared to the actual reasons someone might end up wearing one, but its
impact on patients is greater than you might suspect. Thanks to the
garments the breezy open-backed, apron-style gowns that leave a great
deal of derrire in the air patients routinely complain of lack of privacy,
ACCESS POINTS
Based on patient surveys and hospital needs, Jones reimagined the gowns
back opening. She specifically targeted the areas of the body most
frequently examined by doctors and nurses.
Credit Illustration by Chris Philpot
Part of Joness redesign is an attempt to make the gown feel more like a Tshirt. Her gown would incorporate Tencel, a sustainable, stretchy jersey
material, made partly from recycled wood pulp. Because of its superior
moisture management, the fabric has a built-in antibacterial element. There
UNCOMM
GROUND
HOT SEATS
HOW FURNITURE MAKERS ARE CATERING TO MILLENNIALS
BY MALCOLM HARRIS
LAUNCH PAD
HOW AN INDIAN INNOVATOR REVERSE-ENGINEERED THE MAKING OF SANITARY PADS
BY YUDHIJIT BHATTACHARJEE
OPEN CALL
SHOULD DESIGNERS TRUST THE WISDOM OF THE CROWD?
BY ROB WALKER
MAKEOVER
MANIA
INSIDE THE 21ST-CENTURY CRAZE FOR REDESIGNING EVERYTHING
BY ROB WALKER
CODE
CRACKING
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO MAKE A WEBSITE FOR THE GOVERNMENT?
BY YIREN LU
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