Project4 Public Wringer

Public wringer

A public manual wringer for low-income people

CONTEXT

Academic Work 2013.05 ~ 2013.06

Design for real-life problems In China, there are 3.35 billion migrant workers. Every year, 1.3 billion people drift from rural areas to the metropolis, and they mainly live in small and low-equipped dormitories.

These people constitutes 34.5% of the population, yet they lead a rather insufficient life. How to improve their living condition? How to offer them better yet available products?

Public wringer

A public manual wringer for low-income people

RESEARCH

Online Survey Of 272 Migrant Workers

51%

Wring the clothes almost every day.

extremely tiring

13%

18%

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT WRINGING CLOTHES

2 1%

very easy

%

%

acceptable

23

12%

38

34%

Wring the clothes 3 to 5 times per week.

wasting much time

acceptable

31%

time consuming

44%

DESIGN BRIEF

tiring

13%

negligible

Wring the clothes less than 3 times per week.

DESIGN INSIGHT DEFINE REQUIREMENTS

COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR PRODUCTS PRO - Convenient CON - Pay-per-use in dormitories - Inapplicable for particular clothes - Inapplicable for individuals(only little WASHING MACHINE laundry a time)

INTENDED USERS - Students ( high school and college ) - Workers COMMON FEATURES - Live in dormitories - Low income - Persuit of function

PROBLEMS - Too thick and too heavy to twist - Pressure on wrists and shoulders - The water wringed off can be troublesome

PUBLIC WRINGER IN THE DORMITORY - Saving effort and time - Ergonomically friendly - Safe - Easy to operate - Mechanism, manual process - Water wringed off can be collected

PRO - Clothes won’ t get stretched

DRYER

CON - Too expensive - High energy consumption

PRO - Utilize the mechanism to save effort - Easy to operate WRINGER

CON - Does not suit public use - Requires a bucket every time

CONCEPUALIZTION 1. One stationary end 2. A hook to hang the clothes

PRO

- Suit clothes of different sizes.

CON - Water wringed off can be troublesome.

PRO - Saving effort.

CON - Requires space.

CON - Tiring.

DESIGN OUTPUT

DESIGN OUTPUT Design Thinking “It’s not about being fancy, but to offer proper solution for targeted user and situation.”