The Fresh Trend (TFT)

Brief

Katrina Rojas

Our project focuses on making a fashionable product that would act as a bib, but would not look like one. People with Cerebral Palsy tend to have a problem with drooling and have trouble eating. Sometimes, while eating, food falls out of their mouth and makes a big mess on their clothes. This is exactly what Lee Cusack experiences and is why we want to create a product that would cover up this mess in the most fashionable and innovative way possible.

We chose to make a scarf that would wrap around Lee's neck, and it would contain a cup like structure that functions almost as a tray to collect any fallen food/liquids that comes out of Lee's mouth while eating. There will be a base structure and a top layer (the scarf fabric) that would make up this product, as well as a 3D printed object. The fabric we used was picked by Lee himself which made the product much more meaningful. This product will help Lee feel much more confident about eating in public, and will also keep people from looking at him a certain way. Everyone should be able to eat their food without feeling like people are staring at them. Lee deserves to look good while doing so, too!