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Many Mockups: ID Firm Intenxiv Develops a More Ergonomic Hair Dryer

The Airshot U Plasma

By Rain Noe - July 8

in Human Factors

South Korean industrial design studio Intenxiv designed this Airshot U Plasma hair dryer. The distinctive looped handle was designed to be "more comfortable to use by the general consumer while meeting the requirements of professional hair designers," the studio writes.

As you can see, it took a ton of ergonomic studies to arrive at the finished shape:

The design is in production by South Korean manufacturer Unix.

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Dee An

5 months ago

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Er... we can see they made lots of mock ups, most of which with handles with a circular cross-section. The photos alone don't communicate what the designers were studying, or how they were assessing each design.
To the layman, the loop handle looks as if it might offer a greater variety of hand-hold positions, but no photos show this.

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Anthony Towers

5 months ago

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Great, I love UNIX, especially IBM's AIX
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