Design Indaba | 05.06.2026 20:22
The winner of the 2026 Rimowa Design is a wearable device that aims to solve for the communication barrier between hearing impaired and hearing communities. The Nura bracelet, designed by German students Samuel Nagel and Paul Feiler, translates sign language into spoken language while simultaneously converting speech into text. The device uses electromyography (EMG) sensors to detect the electrical muscle signals in the forearm generated during signing to enable real-time translation between the different modes of communication.
