BAMBOO HAND LEAF RAKE
FOR ARTHRITIS AND BEYOND
Love gardening but struggling with arthritis? This handcrafted golden bamboo rake makes it easier, lightweight, ergonomic, and built with you in mind.
Role
Product Designer
Skills
Physical prototyping, Design Process/thinking
Timeline
6 Weeks
Role
Product Designer
Skills
Physical prototyping, Design Process/thinking
Timeline
6 Weeks
BAMBOO HAND LEAF RAKE
FOR ARTHRITIS AND BEYOND
Love gardening but struggling with arthritis? This handcrafted golden bamboo rake makes it easier, lightweight, ergonomic, and built with you in mind.
Role
Product Designer
Skills
Physical prototyping, Design Process/thinking
Timeline
6 Weeks
Role
Product Designer
Skills
Physical prototyping, Design Process/thinking
Timeline
6 Weeks
BAMBOO HAND LEAF RAKE
FOR ARTHRITIS AND BEYOND
Love gardening but struggling with arthritis? This handcrafted golden bamboo rake makes it easier, lightweight, ergonomic, and built with you in mind.
Role
Product Designer
Skills
Physical prototyping, Design Process/thinking
Timeline
6 Weeks
Role
Product Designer
Skills
Physical prototyping, Design Process/thinking
Timeline
6 Weeks
BAMBOO HAND LEAF RAKE
FOR ARTHRITIS AND BEYOND
Love gardening but struggling with arthritis? This handcrafted golden bamboo rake makes it easier, lightweight, ergonomic, and built with you in mind.
Role
Product Designer
Skills
Physical prototyping, Design Process/thinking
Timeline
6 Weeks
Role
Product Designer
Skills
Physical prototyping, Design Process/thinking
Timeline
6 Weeks
Arthritis increases significantly with age, from just 3.6% in adults aged 18–34, all the way up to 53.9% in adults aged 75 and older. CDC That means nearly 54% of Americans over 75 are living with arthritis, and overall, around 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. have some form of it
Arthritis increases significantly with age, from just 3.6% in adults aged 18–34, all the way up to 53.9% in adults aged 75 and older. CDC That means nearly 54% of Americans over 75 are living with arthritis, and overall, around 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. have some form of it
Arthritis increases significantly with age, from just 3.6% in adults aged 18–34, all the way up to 53.9% in adults aged 75 and older. CDC That means nearly 54% of Americans over 75 are living with arthritis, and overall, around 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. have some form of it
SOURCING MATERIALS
Golden Bamboo
Sourced from my backyard in Potomac Maryland
I cured the bamboo in the oven after dehydrating them for over one month
DESIGN PROCESS
Using traditional bamboo anipulating techniques, I cut and measured triangle slits into the bamboo and then glues them together to crete the exact curve for the top of the rake.
Made tiny slots and grooves into the curve to slide the prongs of the rake
Made tiny slots and grooves into the curve to slide the prongs of the rake
