Interview with Gerhard Maier
Design Legend Interview
4 May 2020
During my studies in structural engineering at the University of Innsbruck (Austria), I started to develop suspensions for driver´s seats in SUVs for the leading manufacturer of suspended truck seats.
As I found this more interesting, I switched to mechanical engineering and specialized in air suspensions.
As I found this more interesting, I switched to mechanical engineering and specialized in air suspensions.
Sometimes when I see a technical device for the first time, in my mind´s eye arises a better solution.
I create air suspensions for ambulances, customizing them to the local requirements of our clients all over the world.
Focus on things that impressed you when you were a child.
Look at them and ask yourself: How can I improve that and make it more beautiful ?
Improve steadily but never copy !
Look at them and ask yourself: How can I improve that and make it more beautiful ?
Improve steadily but never copy !
Songwriter and rock musician.
Regarding technical devices, design is the optimal synthesis of function, intuitive handling and aesthetics.
With the whole range of marketing and modern communication - website, social media, expositions...
Currently I am working on the industrualization of the new Hoverboard Bravobase, customized for the stretcher Kartsana Powerbrava.
Sometimes a few months, but often years.
Analysing the market needs.
For this kind of products, technology is the most important issue.
Design is just the icing on the cake.
Design is just the icing on the cake.
I admire the creativity and the spiritual power of the developing person.
Paramedics and patients.
The architects who created roman aqueducts and bridges, which are still bearing today´s heavy traffic.
Blue, Vienna, Tapas, Spring, convertible cars by Jaguar.
When the looming sun on the horizon breathes life into the new day...
At least there was no tree high enough for a view behind the horizon.
Designer Interview
4 May 2020
During my studies in structural engineering at the University of Innsbruck (Austria), I started to develop suspensions for driver´s seats in SUVs for the leading manufacturer of suspended truck seats.
As I found this more interesting, I switched to mechanical engineering and specialized in air suspensions.
As I found this more interesting, I switched to mechanical engineering and specialized in air suspensions.
In the 90s, a private ambulance company asked me for an absorbing bed for his patients to save them from road bumps and I invented the first air-suspended stretcher table in the market, calling it HOVERBOARD.
Regarding technical devices, design is the optimal synthesis of function, intuitive handling and aesthetics.
Improving Hoverboards and customizing them to the local requirements of our clients all over the world.
I adore slender and graceful bridge structures with an impression of lightweight.
A mechanical suspension with hydraulic absorber for the driver´s seat of an off-road-vehicle.
Stainless steel with a semigloss, powder-blasted surface has the highest appearance of premium quality.
When the looming sun on the horizon breathes life into the new day...
Function is first, but why should´nt it be beautiful too ?
The whole spectrum from eagerness and frustration to real happiness.
Pleasure, but also fear of technical deficiencies.
Besides a useful function and the beauty, in the first instance a good marketing.
Where is the benefit, how is the quality appearance and what does my gut say ?
Meeting all applicable laws and standards, and yet creating beauty.
In technical devices I see expectations of getting more intuitive, networked and ergonomic.
This kind of products are primarily exposed at the international fair RETTMOBIL in Fulda Germany.
From impressive buildings or bridges, but sometimes from simple things in natural surroundings.
We analyse the market needs, create a required solution and test it in the field.
Then we improve the technical items and shape the design.
Again field tests and following real crashtests according applicable standards.
Finally expositions, marketing and industrialisation.
Then we improve the technical items and shape the design.
Again field tests and following real crashtests according applicable standards.
Finally expositions, marketing and industrialisation.
Focus on things that impressed you when you were a child.
Look at them and ask yourself: How can I improve that and make it more beautiful ?
Improve steadily but never copy !
Look at them and ask yourself: How can I improve that and make it more beautiful ?
Improve steadily but never copy !
Creativity and endurance, accepting frame conditions.
Everything, starting from paper and pen and mathematical formulas, continuing with laser cutter and welding devices, finalising with manual assembly and tests.
In fact it seems that time manages me...
Sometimes a few months, but often years.
The Red Cross Organisation, St. John´s, Order of Malta and local ambulance companies in Austria, Germany and Switzerland as well as the Falck company, the iranian health ministry and paramedical services NSW/Australia.
Currently I am working on the industrualization of the new Hoverboard Bravobase, customized for the stretcher Kartsana Powerbrava.
Depending on the challenge, I call in specialists for certain tasks.
Via mail (info@hover.at) or contactform on our website www.hover.at