Mar 07 2009
Lightweight wheelchair with heavy price
Posted by: Maria Mihale in Gadgets, transportation

Usually, wheelchairs are made for walking, for helping people who find themselves in the difficulty or the impossibility to move around walking. If you ask me, this is a device that human beings don’t like very much to become dependent on a wheelchair, because, most of the times, this means they have an illness, an injury or a disability. And it’s not very difficult to understand why such words don’t sound very good to a person who was born to walk, just like any other individual.

But life is unpredictable. You never know what might happen to you. You can be the most careful human being on the face of the Earth and still have to deal with a problem that leaves you no choice. So you get in a wheelchair. And all that you want is to make your mobility device look its best. I don’t know, this isn’t something very common, because when you’re in such a position, I suppose you kind of hate the device and you’re interested in it just because it helps you move.
But, for all of you out there who’d love to customize this utilitarian device, here’s a special wheelchair, which is undoubtedly a statement with respect to your fashion consciousness. I’m talking about the Swarovski-studded wheelchair, which is part of a very limited edition of 444 devices created by Rainer Küschall, a very well-known designer in the world of wheelchair. This guy is some sort of a guru, his creations being benchmarked when it comes to performant mobility.
K-Nova, because this is how this lightweight wheelchair is called, is encrusted with 219 crystals that are placed on the frame, on the bearing block caps, wheels and backrest. The wheelchair is available in glossy black or red frame with black or red CPS (meaning color power set) and it costs… Well, we don’t know, but I’m afraid that the Swarovski crystals will be an argument for a heavy price.
(Source: Dvice)





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