The Briefing for this Project was to analyse an existing pair of secateurs and redesign it, so it’s easier to use for elderly people. I laid my focus on the visibility in a typical Gardening environment, the possibility to use it two-handed and the tactile recognition of the locking-lever.

I made a Test in an Age-Man-Suit that simulates beeing old. After this and some other Test series I decided what to improve (red) and what to keep (green). I tried out different solutions with simple foam-models to improve those Elements. For the Final presentation I made a mock-up Model to show my solution.