Category Archives: Sport

KKDU Plum Bike Trailer and Rack

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Stack it, Pack it, Bike it, Love it! Thats the motto for Melbourne based startup KKDU Plum, and their first product certainly lives up to it.

Founders Astrid and Haydn Sharratt approached Charlwood Design in 2014 and engaged us to help develop a their new bike trailer. The brief was to develop a trailer that could not only haul all your “stuff”, but also double up as a fully functional shopping trolley- one that was easy and comfortable to push or pull around.

The end result is a smart system made up of two key devices- the trailer and the rack. The trailer consists of an upper and lower tub for holding anything and everything, traditionally formed tubular frame, fully adustable handle that doubles as a hitch point for towing, and a fold-away third wheel to convert it from trailer to trolley in a matter of seconds. The rack, stunningly finished in bright chrome, is designed to fit most bikes. It is also the mounting point for the quick release uni joint hitch- an incredibly simple to use design that allows the trailer to be removed from the bike effortlessly.

For more information on this product check out the KKDU Plum website here.

Additionally, you can read more on our design process over at our blog, here.

 

BAT Logic Rowing Shoe Plate

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BAT Logic and Charlwood Design partnered up in 2013 to develop the innovative ShoePlate Pro QuickRelease foot plate, and have since seen the devices installed in performance rowing boats worldwide.

The click in-click out system offers rowers increased performance by enhancing leg muscle use, reducing injury through better gluteal control and enhanced stability and connection. Additionally, it also allows the user to click in and out of boats or ergometers and retain their own shoes and settings- contributing to not only an easier to use system, but also improved hygiene.

BAT Logic approached Charlwood Design to re-develop the click in and out function of the foot plate, as well as consult on material selection, tooling design and manufacturing decisions.

The end result has seen positive results worldwide, and has been installed on many winning boats at various rowing competitions and regattas. The BAT Logic team are tirelessly representing their product at most events, and the results speak for themselves.

For more, check out the BAT Logic website here

Brisbane International Tennis Trophy

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Following the success of the design of the Newcombe medal Charlwood (in collaboration with R-CO brand identity) was enlisted to create a unique trophy for the Brisbane international tennis open for Tennis Australia. The striking design is crafted from machined and polished aluminium sitting atop a Perspex base.

The perpetual trophy will have winners name’s engraved each year. The design was also developed into a slightly smaller players trophy and a unique, elegant trophy for the runner’s up. Fabrication and delivery of all the pieces was also managed by Charlwood.

Newcombe Medal

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Charlwood design in conjunction with R-Co designed the inaugural Newcombe medal, awarded to Australia’s most outstanding elite player at the first Australian Tennis Awards.

Charlwood also created a unique presentation case to protect and display the medal. We saw the medal from sketch through to its creation through cutting edge production techniques. The result was a striking, elegant and modern piece of design.

Personal Oxygen Device

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This is a high pressure (3000psi) bottled oxygen dispenser for use during sport or in polluted environments. Offering a complete design solution, Charlwood designed, developed and engineered the valves and housing system as well as the packaging for the Canadian based company. The injection moulded inhaler was carefully designed for style and comfort.

Queen’s Baton

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Charlwood Design was selected to design the 2006 Commonwealth games Queen’s Baton which was used to carry the Queen’s message by thousands of runners from Buckingham Palace to Melbourne, passing through 71 Commonwealth countries. 71 lights on the front of the baton represented nations of the Commonwealth that the baton visited on its journey to the games.

It featured world first digital and communication technology and a distinctively modern look, with the tension and form of its slender frame reminiscent of an athlete’s body. Charlwood conceived the theme of the relay, designed the baton, supplied the technology and managed the manufacture. It was a complete ‘turnkey system’, and ran for a year flawlessly.

To find out more about the Queen’s baton relay please visit the official website of the 2006 Commonwealth games.