HANA Tool
The HANA makeup tool is designed to enable Nele to apply makeup independently.
Nele has motor limitations, which means that small daily routines, which are taken for granted by most people, require significant effort for her. For almost every gesture, Nele needs assistance from others. The small moments that should belong to her suddenly have to be carried out by someone else.
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One of these moments is the morning makeup routine. Nele also places great importance on this time.
The design of HANA features adjustable tips that fit all makeup brushes, mascaras, or lipsticks. These tips magnetically attach to the custom tool, allowing Nele to easily remove and replace the brushes in the box without external assistance.
To assist Nele, we studied the actions and gestures she is able to perform.
A major challenge was the total loss of strength in her hand. Thanks to a combination of magnets on the tool and a metal click system on the makeup brushes, she is now able to apply her makeup entirely independently. The fact that she uses this product every day is a compliment that every design student dreams of receiving.
The makeup tool is primarily an aid accessory, but it also strives to be a beautiful object.
Whether motorically limited or not, everyone ultimately wants to have beautiful products to work with and live with.
In the design process, the focus was placed on balancing the aesthetics and functionality of the tool.
Expo in collaboration with Ikea Hasselt
