Charlottesville-based Versatile Innovations approached SPARK with a rough proof-of-concept model for a new personal fitness product that could accommodate both hand and foot grips for everything from push-ups to stretching and leg exercises. SPARK was able to thoroughly explore industrial design, mechanical development, and DFMA to bring the XDrifft to life in a functional, but eye-catching form.
Understanding that both form and function are vital to success in this product space, SPARK took the proof-of-concept model and began ideating on a variety of approaches. SPARK’s industrial design team produced concept sketches to quickly communicate ideas to the client and help define a design direction early on. Significant client collaboration occurred throughout this stage to maintain their vision and functional criteria, and all concepts were generated with end usability and manufacturability in mind..
Creating a device that was not only functional, but also comfortable for both hand and foot grips involved several iterations of conceptualization and prototyping. The end result was a handled device which spins on it’s base and “drifts” across the floor to allow for dynamic exercises with minimal impact on the user’s joints.
