Boomer - James Dyson Award

Daniel Molloy, estudante (de design?) viu o seu projecto "Boomer" galardoado como "Highly commended", pelo Australian Design Award - James Dyson Award. É um projecto de um andarilho que permite não só sentar (opção já antes vista noutros modelos), mas também ajudar a subir degraus.

Aqui está uma descrição retirada do site:

The Boomer Mobility Aid is a design response to the rapidly increasing elderly population. With a strong emphasis on safety, Boomer aims to reduce the risk of falls and stair-related falls, which has been identified as a major public health issue amoung the elderly. The design aims to move away from the utalitarian forms and hospital aesthetic of much of today's elderly products. The key innovation of the design is the stair-ready function, which allows the mobility aid to transform from a walker into a device that enables the user to maneuver up and down stairs safely.