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Helen Hamlyn Design Awards 2009


Move-it: cardboard wheels

David Graham

RCA Department
Innovation Design Engineering

Move-it, made entirely from cardboard, is a compact self-assembly carriage system for moving boxes weighing up to 20Kg. It is fully recyclable and lightweight and consists of a set of two wheels with an adjustable handle.

Ideally the system will be available for a nominal price, in large shops such as IKEA, where customers with weighty or awkward purchases could utilise the system to ease their journey home. Once home the system can be either disposed of by being recycled; saved with the box for future trips; or reused on another box. The system is designed for withstanding a typical trip across London on public transport and can even cope with rain and wet pavements.

Winner Age Concern and Help the Aged Design Award for Inclusive Community and Highly Commended for the Helen Hamlyn Design Award for Creativity

 

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