BUB - Playful water pillow
Simen Vrancken, Cédric Van Hool en Lola Ilegems
BUB is a pillow filled with water that stimulates mentally disabled users too exercise. It gives them the opportunity to become conscious of their body.
Actors in the care sector should be brought together around the table to have a fun experience with their caretakers. In this way we would like to enhance the social abilities of the caretaker with his/her family or caregiver. The water cushion is a personal experience between two or more actors. It also respects the caretakers personal space.
"Our challenge, as designers, is to give caretakers an educational and relaxing experience with water."
Production characteristics
Waterproof: The water cushion is waterproof so the users don't get wet while using the product.
Portable: BUB is easy to use and cary around to other places. In this way caregivers have no problem with moving the product from user to user.
Refillable: BUB is a refillable bag. In this way caregivers can fill and refill the pvc bag with cold or hot water. Because BUB is refillable there is no way that the water can generate algae and become dirty.
Easy to clean: The hand on the cushion is easy to tear off. The hands might get dirty in use, so they must be easy to wash.
One material: The only used materials for BUB are pvc colored and transparant scrap materials. This makes BUB material use friendly and properly recyclable. The bag is created with a new high technological mechanic connection: high-frequency letting.
BUB is a pillow filled with water that stimulates mentally disabled users too exercise and gives them the opportunity to become conscious of their body.
Through BUB, We believe that, caretakers get encouraged to learn and interact with others, using a touch-based water cushion. The actors will generate playful, colorful and educational experiences with each other.
