'pro aesthetics supports' by francesca lanzavecchia

‘representative skins’ back brace

italian born designer francesca lanzavecchia graduated from the masters program at the design academy in eindhoven last spring. her thesis project ‘pro aesthetics supports’ explored the perception of disability through its artefacts. in the project she redesigned common medical artefacts associated with disability such as neck braces, canes, crutches and back braces. she focused on making the artefacts expressive so that each one becomes a personal representation of their owner, while paying special attention to social stigma.

http://www.francesca.nu

‘lingerie’ back brace & ‘tattoo’ back brace

‘corset’ back brace & ‘polly’ back brace

‘tea-time’ cane

‘protraction’ crutch & ‘bone’ cane

‘personal canvas’ neck brace

‘pronto’ neck brace & ‘neck plinth’

‘neck plinth & ‘marsupial’ neck brace