Doze is a sleep positioner designed for children with disabilities that assists with their side lying posture.
work
-
2011 -
2010This laptop backpack is designed for student use. The pleats at the center of the bag allow students to place more things with bigger volume. Small pockets on the side are added on to place water bottle, keys, cellphone etc.
-
2010This project was done in collaboration with Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. The Pelvic bar is designed for children that need to secure themselves in wheelchairs. Disabilities that require pelvic bars include: MS, MD, stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, scoliosis, etc. The goal of this project was to create a pelvic bar that can be mass produced and adjusted for different children. The pelvic bar is strong enough to secure children in place while it also gives them...
-
2010Each of these garment pieces are targeted to a wide range of users including: people with spinal cord injury (T1- down), people with spinal polio injuries. Kalshoven's combination of the trousers, coat, and leather wrap are designed to allow people with paraplegia to dress themselves independently with style.
These garment pieces are designed with different problems in mind. Winter coats tend to bulge up in unwanted areas; Pants made for wheelchair users have a complete opening at the...
-
2009The ecoLapdesk is made of birch veneer, salvaged wood, and lexan. Birch is chosen because it is locally grown in Vancouver, BC. The dark wood on the lid are scrap veneer that were found and taped together with veneer tape, then vacuum pressed. The ecoLapdesk is designed to have a long life expectancy and it's made for a wide range of users including: children who live in small spaces to adults who need storage area. Different functions include: a toy kit, lapdesk, laptop surface,... -
2009This toy was designed for toddlers in the hope that it would be educational, fun and creative. To design this children-centered toy, research was done on child psychology, toy safety, and toddler's interests. This was designed to facilitate toddler learning of shape recognition, weight differentiation, and color recognition.