In a bid to help underprivileged kids,?a 24-year-old Bengaluru student named Himanshu Muneshwar Deore teamed up with local artisans to design a schoolbag which turns into a desk.?
According to?TOI,?Himanshu--a product design student?who graduated from Bengaluru's NICC International College of Design, Hennur--turned down job opportunities in corporate firms to work on this project. He travelled to Uttar Pradesh and collaborated with artisans to design the bag with locally grown moonj grass.??
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Speaking to TOI, Himanshu said, "I stumbled upon the craft during an exhibition in the city and was fascinated by their work. I had always wanted to work on something to help children who are struggling with posture issues because of the lack of desk in schools."
Ergonomic schoolbag that can turn into a desk!! 24 year old Himanshu Muneshwar Deore, a product design student of NICC...
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The schoolbag can carry a total load of three kilos, and is designed keeping in mind the health of the shoulders and backs of kids.?
The bag has two straps for kids to carry it and two metal stands that support the side of the bags and can be turned into legs for the desk.
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He said he had studied anthropometry and ergonomics while working on this project. "I studied a class V student, calculated the size and measured at what distance, angle and height she usually writes. These measurements were used in development of the prototype," he added.?
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Himanshu is currently working towards a better design for the bag and hopes for it to reach as many kids as possible.??