2018
design: Lorenzo De Bartolomeis, Gabriele Diamanti, Filippo Poli – ddpstudio
award: Compasso d’Oro, Good Design Chicago Atheneaum, Premio dei Premi, Premio Innovazione ADI, ADI Design Index.
Hannes is a prosthetic hand able to restore over 90% of lost functionality in people with a limb amputation. One of the main aspects of innovation is the achievement of naturalness of forms, movements and orientation of the rotation axes and hand postures. The thorough study of the anthropometry of the real hand has guided the prosthetic hand design, from the aesthetics to the mechanical and structural features, allowing the user to perceive the prothesis not like an external instrument but rather as an integral part of the body. The aesthetic research for this project was based on the observation of the human body, of its gestures and its proportions, including a specific study of visual arts and sculpture history. Also the proportions of mannequins of the major fashion brands were studied to have a reference of the current beauty canons.
