Anybody who uses public transportation or simply lives in a city knows how disturbing, annoying, tiring or even icky being in a crowded space can feel like. This was the everyday problem that industrial designer Slew Ming Cheng decided to solve with the “Spike Away” vest that she created during the 1.5-day-long “Chindogu” design workshop at the National University of Singapore.
The vest was made in half a day using pretty harmless materials: the spiky strips were made of flexible plastic material and were looped together with cable ties, creating a futuristic appearance.
If it doesn’t look totally practical, that’s because it may not have been meant to be. The Japanese word “Chindogu” refers to a complex notion – a gadget designed to solve an everyday problem that does so in such a socially uncomfortable way that it winds up trading one problem for another. Let’s face it – wearing this spiky vest is a risky adventure, but if it was perfectly useful, it wouldn’t be Chindogu…
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