Revolutionary design of the Carna wheel chair

Designer: Kazuo Kawasaki

Producer: SIG Work-shop Co. Ltd., Ishikawa, Japan

1990

Photo: MAO

Courtesy by Museum of Architecture and Design, Design Collection

In 1989 Kazuo Kawasaki designed a titanium framed folding wheelchair that has a revolutionary design for its time. It was awarded with a gold medal at BIO 13 (1992) and ICSID award of excellence for industrial design.