Hydrospine Freediving-Ballast door Ludovic Lahccen and Raoul Morel

Het ontwerp Hydrospine Freediving-Ballast door Ludovic Lahccen and Raoul Morel is een hoog aangeschreven winnaar van de zeer prestigieuze 2023 A' Design Award in Zilver in de competitiecategorie Sportartikelen, Fitness- en Recreatieapparatuur Ontwerp.

ZilverSportartikelen· 2023

Hydrospine Freediving-Ballast

door Ludovic Lahccen and Raoul Morel

Opdrachtgever: Apnea Sub

Winnaar van de A' Design Award in Zilver in de categorie Sportartikelen

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Het Ontwerp

Over Hydrospine Freediving-Ballast

Ruggewichtsysteem voor vrijduiken, dat een uiterst nauwkeurige balans en drijfvermogen mogelijk maakt. Zijn troeven, zijn modulaire en snelle laadvermogen, tot 6 kg, bruikbaar in elke positie, in elke discipline van vrijduiken. Het is uitgerust met een snelsluiting en verstelgespen om aan te passen aan verschillende maten, ongeacht het geslacht, en biedt ongelooflijk comfort waardoor je snel het gewicht vergeet. Het ontwerp komt voort uit de combinatie van zeedieren en uitrusting die is gemaakt voor snelheid, waardoor het zeer hydrodynamische lijnen krijgt en optimaal glijvermogen onder water biedt. De veelzijdigheid maakt het tot een uniek concept

De Erkenning

Over de A' Design Award in Zilver

Hydrospine Freediving-Ballast is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Zilver, een buitengewoon prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan topontwerpen die prachtig en indrukwekkend zijn. Winnaars in Zilver zijn enorm briljante en uiterst creatieve werken die de uitmuntende expertise, het talent en de scherpzinnigheid van hun ontwerpers illustreren. Hydrospine Freediving-Ballast wordt verwacht een prachtig paradepaardje te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en diepgaand innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Zilver heeft gewonnen, is een hoogst opmerkelijke, bewonderde uitvinding die baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Hydrospine Freediving-Ballast is een zeer benijde creatie die verlangens oproept, positieve gevoelens brengt en verbazing en verwondering doet ontvlammen.

Achter het Ontwerp

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Credits, teamleden en technische details verstrekt door de ontwerper.

Unieke Eigenschappen: It is the only dorsal ballast of this type that can support up to six kilos, the leads distribution in the container which can be quickly and easily modulated. Its assets are, its modularity, its comfort which you forget the weight transported, its hydrodynamic look for an optimal glide. Its safety with its quick release buckle. It can be used in all freediving activities and in all positions. It is undoubtedly the most advanced system to date allowing for ultra-precise buoyancy and neutrality.
Afmetingen & Verpakking: Storage shell 150mm x 45mm x 370mm
Lead 105mm x 7,5mm x 40mm
Tags: Freediving, apnea, dive, diving, weight, spine, hydrodynamic, lestage, weighting, sport
Productietechnologie: The materials used are all waterproof, easy to source and inexpensive (elastic and polypropylene straps, plastic buckles, textiles and lead). The shell is made of thermoformed textile with a zipped side opening. The internal structure has slots to fix the leads like a spine and accordion ribs to follow all movements. The leads were designed from a single template, to limit the molds and keep a hydrodynamic structure. Thus covering 98% of user needs. The rear nozzle allows air to escape.
Ontwerpuitdaging: Many factors need to be taken into account and it has not always been easy for some team members to understand them. A freediving session was necessary to measure the problem. The biggest difficulty was the development of the harness, because it was difficult to hold 6 kg on the back and at the same time not prevent the rib cage from inflating, to be safe with a quick release and to be homologated in competition, to adapt to different morphologies. This required extensive structural and material testing.
Onderzoek: Before launching, we inventoried all the solutions available on the market and surveyed a panel of a hundred freedivers.
Next, we listed all the desired requirements for the product, assigning them a degree of importance. As well as the impacts that will occur on the different use cases. We quickly agree to test each hypothesis by prototyping it summarily. It was a principle rich in lessons allowing us to see the gap between the idea and reality while showing what needs to be corrected.
Inspiratie: The concept was born out of not having enough practical and comfortable weight. As we would like a different approach, we did not have an established reference. We let our imagination free by relying on other areas. For the design of the shapes, we were inspired by sea animals as well as machines created for speed. Hydrodynamics also influenced the structure. Forcing us to review the structure to keep the modular aspect, and that it can remain flexible to follow the different body movements.
Projectduur: The project started solo in August 2019 in Lille, France. Then continued with the Transalley incubator in Valenciennes, France, from September 2020 to September 2022. Then solo again, with the collaboration of Raoul Morel as product designer.
Werkproces: The equipment is carried like a backpack. The buckle at the front allows the straps to be adjusted according to size and to instantly release the weight with one hand by simple pressure.
The envelope containing the leads has reception racks to hold the pellets in place which are sandwiched with the upper part of the cover so that they cannot move. Leads can be placed in any order for extremely precise balancing.
Patenten: Patent application FR2111503 filed on October 28, 2021. Transformed into a Certificate of Utility on September 07, 2022. Title: Diving equipment for freediver, Possessor: Ludovic Lahccen
Teamleden: Creative Designer and Art Director: Ludovic Lahccen
Product Designer: Raoul Morel
Technical and Mechanical Engineer: Steven Pingon
Engineer and technical design office: Charles Pionchon
Tech Designer and prototypes: Alan Philippart
Plastics processing and 3D printing: Olivier Paul
Textile prototypes: Christiane Lefebvre
Beeldcredits: Main image is Image #1 Raoul Morel
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