Designers inspired by improving lives
Young Chinese winners of James Dyson Award showcase creative quality of life solutions
The top three winners of the Chinese mainland round of the James Dyson Award for design innovation had one thing in common this year — they were all focused on improving people's life quality.
The team that took the top spot at the awards this year, announced at a ceremony held in Shanghai on Sept 12, consisted of a trio of young innovative thinkers.
Zheng Qingyun, Lin Hongnan and Jiang Shengsheng have developed a tactile suit using innovative textiles to render high-resolution tactile sensations, designed to help those with hearing loss experience sound through touch.
It took two years to develop the VirtX full-body virtual haptic suit, said Zheng, 24, a postgraduate student at Tongji University in Shanghai, adding that it opens the door to enabling those with hearing loss to feel the world in a more immersive way.
The team that took second place designed a soft robotic rehabilitation glove called Co-jump, primarily aimed at helping people recover from stroke.
