With the development of 3D printing, there are attempts to create a hand prosthesis based on this technology. The key to the solutions being developed is to adapt to the needs of users through parameterization and personalization.

The combination of 3D printing, electronics, open source solutions, creative coding and algorithmic design, based on User Centered Design methods, is clearing a path for new solutions. They allow you to provide for individual needs, such as those related to daily tasks, sports or hobbies; which can become part of, or most of the entire expression.

The project myhand aims at developing a system of printed 3D parametric prostheses which combine the some of the features of what’s available in the market today with the very unusual needs of their users, with the additional goal of being affordable.

Our team – Dorota Kabała, Michał Piasecki, Monika Brauntsch, Wiesław Bartkowski, Dorota Cetnarska and Malwina Mrówczyńska – combines experience and background in design, parametric modelling, creative coding, business development and social science!  To find out more about our team please see: https://myhand.io/en/team/

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January 2018

The first ideas about the projectmyhand is to be presented at ISPO fair between 28th – 31st Jan 2018 in Munich at IDEAS stand – B2-UE-02! Please join us to find out more about myhand! 

June 2018

While we are preparing for Gdynia Design days we are happy to invite you to OutDoor trade fair 17th – 20th June 2018, Friedrischahafen, where together with IDEAS we will be presenting the sport portfolio of ‘We design for physical culture’, as well as the next stage of myhand project! Dorota Kabała from The Spirit of Poland and ‘We design for physical culture’ will also give a lecture on “Wearable technology expands human prospective and capability” together with Mirella Becucci and Eugen Weiss. 

July 2018

We are pleased to invite you to join us between 7-15th July 2018 at Gdynia Design Days!

Culture.pl, in collaboration with the Polish Institute Düsseldorf, will present the next edition of The Spirit of Poland, starting on the 19th January as part of the international interiors fair, imm cologne. Six brands will represent Polish design at one of the most important industry events in Europe.

Promotion of Polish design at exhibitions and fairs abroad is one of the most important aims of The Spirit of Poland initiative. Thanks to the collaboration of Culture.pl and the Polish Institute in Düsseldorf, Polish brands will have, one more time, a chance to present their potential to international audience. After a success in Brazil (where the initiative participated in DW! São Paulo Design Weekend, as well as organised an exhibition at the National Museum in Brasilia), The Spirit of Poland is back in Europe. This time, at the imm cologne fair, as part of the Pure Talents zone, the following companies will be on show: Vzór, Tabanda, Ćmielów Design Studio, Kafti, Kosmos and Malafor.

Polish design, promoted by The Spirit of Poland, is mostly about strong brands and well designed products. It is design with high aesthetic and utility values, which becomes a symbol of Polish material culture, its history and contemporary development. Pure Talents, as part of the imm cologne, is a space where new concepts of furniture, lighting and accessories will be presented by international designers. “Products chosen for this exposition, show how Polish designers work with material creatively, how they deal with logistical issues, how they draw from local traditions and resources of the Polish market. These are, first of all, market products, with a strong commercial potential” – says Monika Brauntsch, one of the organisers.

The imm cologne will open the fair season of 2015. It is one of the most important trade events for interior design in the world, where companies showcase their newest collections, products and concepts. The presence of Polish brands, at such a prestigious event, is a chance for showcasing Polish design in the international forum.