Mohammed Daud
MA work
MA work
This project is aimed at the social cause of helping and sustaining rural farmers in developing nations. I visited Pakistan in the midst of a security crisis in order to carry out user-centred research and identify the problem. As a result, I found that farmers depend heavily on hoes 

to weed and maintain their crops. This is a much-dreaded activity as it leads to severe back problems, and yet the tool remains ancient and unchanged. I have designed an innovative device, the Stephoe, which adapts the existing hoe but revolutionises its use. It is a simple, effective and disruptive innovation.

Info
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Design
Programme
MA Innovation Design Engineering, 2011
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Contact
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+44 (0)7890 079 752

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This project is aimed at the social cause of helping and sustaining rural farmers in developing nations. I visited Pakistan in the midst of a security crisis in order to carry out user-centred research and identify the problem. As a result, I found that farmers depend heavily on hoes 

to weed and maintain their crops. This is a much-dreaded activity as it leads to severe back problems, and yet the tool remains ancient and unchanged. I have designed an innovative device, the Stephoe, which adapts the existing hoe but revolutionises its use. It is a simple, effective and disruptive innovation.

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Degrees
- BSc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, 2009
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Experience
- Product design consultant, Amico Corporation, Toronto, Canada, 2009; Product design engineer (internship), Amico Corporation, Toronto, Canada, 2008; Principal entrepreneur and product designer, East West, Toronto, Canada, 2003-present; Marketing and business relations partner, Burhani Design LLC, Chicago, IL, USA, 2008-present
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Exhibitions
- Work-in-progress Show, Royal College of Art, 200 & 2011; GoGlobal, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2010
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Awards
- Finalist, International Interaction Design Competition for New and Innovative Communication Interface, 2011