Leif Huitfeldt is a designer completing an Honours in Industrial Design.
Leif has always had an interest in the design, and functionality of objects and how they would be assembled, where this has come from his assembly of model kits and Secondary school education. His design style reflects in angular and strong designs along with simplicity and minimal moving components.
Throughout his studies he has developed his Industrial design skills but also other practical skills such as packaging, photography, graphic design through elective subjects.
In his designs he has a focus on sustainability, right for repair, ease of manufacturing and circular design where he looks into ways of incorporating one or more of these design principles into his projects.
Leif's final year project Hovelskjold set on the idea of providing comfortability to workers and allow ease of repair for when it gets damaged. The Hovelskjold system allows the entire design to be taken apart and reassembled for when parts need to be replaced. This allows a plethora of different parts to be used which can provide not only comfortability for users but also allows it to be suited for a widespread of jobs. The materials chosen have been proven to be strong and durable due to their properties and widespreadness in many PPE products. Additionally the manufacturing materials and processes have been chosen to also allow minimal harm to the environment by allowing parts to be recycled or reused for other products.
Lastly the design has a big focus on the comfortability of wearing the product by taking three common PPE gear and finding how each one is used in tandem with each other and where compatibility issues arise, so that they can be eliminated to provide a more enjoyable working experience.