Architect Jack Hudspith and product designer Ben Pawle have created a cycling glove with a smiley face on each side, to encourage road users to communicate with each other better.
On the back of each glove is a reflective face, for increased visibility day and night, while a cushioned smiley face covers the palm.
It is hoped that waving a glove with a smiley face will help solve flare-ups of road rage, which the designers describe as "an incredibly complex issue with no easy solutions."
The palms of the glove are made from a double layer of polyester-fibre AX suede, which is good for grip, with touchscreen fabric on each finger so that the wearer doesn't need to remove them to check their phone en route.
The intention is that cyclists can simply raise their palm or wave to other traffic on the road, to signal thanks, in the hope that increasing positive non-verbal communication will ease tensions between road users.
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