Carolina Rebelo Schneider has developed a new type of walking stick with a seat for senior citizens. The use of walking sticks is on the decline, as the target group of senior citizens nowadays mainly uses rollators. The walking sticks with a seat available on the market often do not meet the emotional needs of users - they look old-fashioned and medical. The result is a walking stick with a seat that is aesthetically appealing, does not stigmatise and is a popular everyday companion.

Carolina Rebelo Schneider was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and lives in Berlin. She studied product design at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Dessau, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in 2010. This was followed by a Master's degree in Industrial and Strategic Design at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland, which she completed in 2015. Carolina Rebelo Schneider has already worked in a number of countries, for example at Jacob Jensen Design in Hoejslev, Denmark, at Fullpack in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and as a freelance designer in Helsinki, Finland.