Jeff Weber designed the office chair that many people lust over: The Herman Miller Aeron.
Will we ever get people lusting over a set of crutches? I'm not too sure. Crutches help people convalesce, and in some cases, are used in place of a walking stick for more long term injuries. To have a new design come out and aid peoples recovery physically and emotionally, is great. However, the service side of this product may let it down. In Australia, you hire your crutches from either the hospital, chemist or assisted living centre. It may be unlikely that they will spring for Mobilegs just yet. The customisable skins, whilst being really cool, may prove to be a hinderance for such organisations as they will have to break out the eucalyptus oil to rid the crutches of the glue residue... if they allow their clients to put the stickers on in the first place!
I have to applaud Weber for the idea... lets hope he gets these puppies out into the population and a really good service is put in place!
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