2024 Galleries
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Galleries // 2024 Spark:Spring Student // Tover
Tover
Finalist
Competition: Spark:Spring Student
Designer: Juhyeun Kwon
Design Type: Product & industrial
Company / Organization / School: Yeungnam University, Korea Design Membership+
Website: https://www.behance.net/kwonjuhyeun/appreciated
Team Members: Doa Kim & Siyoung Kim
The shopping carts used by wheelchair users in existing supermarkets have a shallow depth, making it difficult to maintain visibility when accommodating bulky items. Additionally, users cannot reach items on high shelves while seated. Moreover, separate storage of regular shopping carts and wheelchair shopping carts due to limited space can reduce storage efficiency. To address these issues, we propose the innovative shopping cart TOVER. This cart is designed to be used by both non-disabled customers and wheelchair users in supermarkets. While it typically functions as a regular shopping cart for non-disabled customers, it can be adjusted to the user's eye level when used by wheelchair users, ensuring comfortable usage. TOVER features separate compartments for large and small items, allowing users to classify items based on their volume and ensuring visibility during shopping. Items prone to deformation or with larger volume are stored in the deeper compartments to maintain visibility and prevent damage caused by friction between items. Additionally, partitions can be adjusted to widen space according to shopping needs, and items on high shelves can be accessed by pressing the call bell attached to the handle to request assistance from staff. TOVER provides an inclusive shopping environment for all customers.
