Catalog: Design for our future selves 2003 Awards | |
| design for our future selves awards 2003 the helen hamlyn research centre | |
| contents challenge 1 award sponsors 2 special awards 4 festival 5 age projects 6 work projects 14 design.for.our.future. selves.competition.2002.d es ign.for.our.future.selves .co petiti selves.competition.2002.d es selves.competition.2002.d esig nforourfutureselvesd esign.for.our.future. mobility projects 22 care projects 30 communication projects 38 judges 46 location 48 thanks 50 | |
| 1 challenge How can design students at the Royal College of Art be encouraged to think about their efuture selvesf, explore social challenges in their projects and test their ideas with users? The Design for our Future Selves awards scheme, now in its fourth year, is organised by the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre at the College to give young designers a platform for creative interaction with social trends and key user groups. This publication introduces the 55 shortlisted projects in the 2003 awards, which are competing for ’6,000 in prize money. Every shortlisted entrant also receives a research ... | |
| 2 GMW Architects GMW Architects is an award-winning architectural and interior design practice. Based in London, with affiliate offices throughout Europe, GMW offers a wide range of skills and experience in the office, retail, transportation and leisure sectors. Over the last three years our involvement with the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre has represented an important component of our research activity and our commitment to being at the leading edge of new thinking in workplace design. We are delighted to be encouraging new design talent through our sponsorship of the 2003 RCA Design for our ... | |
| 3 award sponsors Retail Trust Retail Trust is the national charity that supports those working in, or retired from, the retail industry when they or their families need care or assistance. The Retail Trust offers a helpline service, open seven days a week; access to legal help and counselling; financial assistance in cases of hardship; sheltered and supported living care on its residential estates in London, Derby, Glasgow and Liverpool; and respite care and support for carers. Retail Trust is supporting the Age brief www.retailtrust.org.uk Mobility Choice Mobility Choice is a charity supported ... | |
| 4 special awards Snowdon Award A special Award for Disability Projects by graduating students will be made by Lord Snowdon, Provost of the Royal College of Art. Lord Snowdon is a long-time supporter of the rights of disabled people and an active designer in the field of design for disability. Previous winners of the Snowdon Award for Disability Projects at the RCA have included a hand-pedal trike by Ben Wilson, adaptable cutlery by William Welch, landscaped tableware for stroke patients by Lisa-Dionne Morris and a washbasin for wheelchair users by Owen Evans. Helen Hamlyn Award A special Award ... | |
| 5 festival Winning and commended projects from the Design for our Future Selves awards 2003 will be showcased in the first-ever London Design Festival, scheduled to take place in the capital in September. The Festival will unite events from more than 30 leading organisations under the banner of design in London. At its heart will be an international conference at Bloomberg in the City of London, the World Creative Forum (23-25 September), exploring the impact of creativity on business and society. International visitors to the London Design Festival are being invited via receptions in 14 world ... | |
| 6 age Brief: innovation in the design of a product, image, system, service or environment that includes the needs and aspirations of older people brief supported by Retail Trust | |
| 7 Virginia Cruz Industrial Design Engineering intimate objects 8 Gero Grundmann Communication Art Design generation link 8 Harriet Harriss Architecture Interiors river recovery aboard the 9 languishing lilly Daniel Jones Industrial Design Engineering induction cookware 9 Asuka Kawabata Zinoo Park Design Products better-grip tableware and cutlery 10 Erika Lindstrom Industrial Design Engineering the al dente spaghetti measure 10 Nadia Nervo Communication Art Design ... because life starts at 60 11 Simon Nicholls Industrial Design Engineering born: 11 Orly ... | |
| 8 Virginia Cruz intimate objects A family of objects that uses technology in a tactile and multi-sensory way allowing older users to access information using more than one sense. Tactile conversation is a blanket that vibrates to the voice of the person on the phone; m.emo is an intimate soft object that reveals marbles of different shapes in which personal audio memories can be stored. An activity-based, illustrated manual that brings family generations closer together, especially grandparents and grandchildren. The manual helps readers turn generational differences into opportunities by creating ... | |
| 9 Harriet Harriss river recovery aboard the languishing lilly An architectural scheme set in 2050 when two thirds of the population are over 50. As invasive surgery and recovery time increase with age, this project focuses on creating eintermediary caref terminals for older patients located around the River Thames that provide a sensual and healing interface between hospital and home without eblockingf acute hospital beds. Daniel Jones induction cookware Cookware that gives visual and audio feedback when on the hob. It illuminates along its length to give a visual indication of power or temperature, ... | |
| 10 Non-slip and eeasy to holdf tableware that combines ceramics with materials such as silicon and rubber, providing better grip and tactile patterning to the plate. Although developed with the needs of older people in mind, it has aesthetic and functional appeal to people of all ages and abilities including children and those not confident with handling fragile objects. Asuka Kawabata Zinoo Park better-grip tableware and cutlery Erika Lindstrom the al dente spaghetti measure A quick and easy way of measuring an exact amount of spaghetti whilst removing the need for scales and complex devices. ... | |
| 11 Nadia Nervo ... because life starts at 60 A video documentary that portrays people who have stepped outside the stereotypical attitudes to ageing and who are passionate about new opportunities. It portrays the lives of chosen subjects who inspire with their joyful approach to life. The aim is to influence attitudes and beliefs of both younger and older age groups and transform perceptions about ageing. As a direct response to throw-away consumer culture, this product is a cot that transforms into an adultfs lounge chair. Grandparents can buy the cot as a present for their grandchild who ... | |
| 12 Georg Tremmel Shiko Fukuhara transplant biopresence This project explores the tradition of planting on the grave of a loved one by proposing to grow trees containing human DNA. Using a special process, the DNA is inserted into the treefs germline without altering the tree, thereby creating a service based on emerging biosciences that crosses the bridge between life and death in a symbolic and poetic way. Specifically focusing on the experience of retirement, this project looks at organising time in an imaginative and non-repetitive way that can help to plan and visualise the future in a non ... | |
| 13 Richard Woods seeing electricity A project that aims to change the way people understand and make decisions about their electricity usage by providing real-time feedback on every appliance in the home to one central display. The system can act as a reassurance to older people as the display provides a quick safety check that potentially dangerous, high-power electrical goods are turned off. Jonathan West ageing clock A clock that displays current time in a sculptural way whilst containing a slower, more personal timescale. The skeleton of the clock contains a series of boxes into which ... | |
| 14 Brief: innovation in the design of a product, image, system, service or environment that encourages a healthier work-life balance by supporting new ways of working brief supported by GMW Architects work | |
| James Carrigan Design Products ethereal machine 16 Robin Howell Industrial Design Engineering rejuvef a nation: dine and recline 16 Sara Islam Architecture Interiors day care 17 Joohee Lee Design Products too tiny too young 17 Graeme Raeburn Fashion Textiles rucksack 18 Helena Rivera Architecture Interiors franchised suburbs, 18 commodified education Simon Thorp Industrial Design Engineering eoutside-inf office illumination 19 Suzi Winstanley Architecture Interiors silk street and the difference engine 19 Hannah Wise Communication Art Design health ... | |
| 16 James Carrigan ethereal machine Designed as a response to the clutter of our livework environment, this project proposes a neutral space in which to sleep whilst all personal effects remain outside. A special mechanism teases the 40 individual white-foam triangles of the structure, which is based on Buckminster Fullerfs geodesic dome, into place. Robin Howell rejuvef a nation: dine and recline Based on user studies with the emergency services, this furniture project designed for staff rooms, dining and break-out spaces in offices proposes an ergonomic dining chair that converts into a recliner. ... | |
| 17 Sara Islam day care What would the city be like if everyone could take their children to work with them? This project combines a creche with retail and office space, in order to allow both parents to make an economic contribution to Gross National Product by working full time. It is sited in Canary Wharf and utilises the brand values of Fisher-Price. Joohee Lee too tiny too young The Eclipse Chair is designed for the small urban apartment and aimed at students who have to live and work in the same restricted confines. It can be transformed from one seat into different combinations of chairs ... | |
| 18 Helena Rivera franchised suburbs, commodified education This project sets out a scenario for the hypercapitalist London suburbs of 2050. A scheme on Egham High Street presents the education environment as a hybrid of office, research and market spaces. Students working in lightweight, prefabricated, flexible modules are commodities whose futures can be invested in. Graeme Raeburn rucksack A redesign of the rucksack to meet the needs of the modern commuter as well as two-wheeled transport users. Issues of crime, security, safety, posture and adaptability are addressed through a range of features, ... | |
| 19 Simon Thorp eoutside-inf officeillumination Designed to enhance well-being at work by making office workers more aware of the changing patterns of the natural world, this project proposes a system of window fittings and ceiling-hung receptors in order to reflect coloured sunlight deep into the work interior even when the blinds are closed. Suzi Winstanley silk street and the difference engine The working and living environment of handloom silk weavers in Chennai City, India, is the subject of this architectural study which proposes a radical new scheme to give them greater identity and independence. ... | |
| 20 Hannah Wise health and the working environment This project addresses three main contributors to ill health at work inactivity, poor diet and stress through use of the fabric of the office building as a communication canvas. Inspirational messages about health are engraved on windows and carved into doors and tables. Two video-based pieces reinforce the need to balance nature and technology. RCA departments participating in the Design for our Future Selves awards 2003 Architecture Interiors Communication Art Design Design Products Fashion Industrial Design Engineering Interaction Design ... | |
| 22 Brief: innovation in the design of a product, image system, service or environment that enables greater mobility, freedom and access for people travelling within and between cities mobility brief supported by Mobility Choice | |
| Athur Ali Vehicle Design inside-out 24 Amalan Arulanantham Industrial Design Engineering ne wear 24 Pratap Bose Vehicle Design coming full circle 25 Masateru Fukiwake Fashion Textiles backpack clothing 25 Peter Fullagar Industrial Design Engineering duet music stand 26 Viktor Holmqvist Vehicle Design the illusion of safety 26 Andrew Lang Industrial Design Engineering sports helmet visor 27 Joseph Ludlow Industrial Design Engineering intrepid mapping 27 Rebecca Minnitt Industrial Design Engineering 3-to-1 28 Khashayar Naimanan Design Products clothing for ... | |
| 24 Athur Ali inside-out Amalan Arulanantham ne wear An evolution of the motorbike suit that integrates the comfort and safety of a car interior into protective clothing. A navigation system gives direction through earphones in the helmet and instructions are displayed on the visor when needed. A keyboard and screen embedded in the sleeve of the suit activate safety sensors and fibre optics for safer, more visible travelling. A wearable sleeping bag that can be used like a regular mummy-style sleeping bag, or worn as a long coat or jump suit. The sleeping bag mode is used for maximum thermal ... | |
| 25 Pratap Bose coming full circle Masateru Fukiwake backpack clothing In recent years, the personal car has been branded the cause of urban decay and alienation. This project attempts to change the perceptions of the car in the city through reinterpretation of form and function. An LCD screen informs passers-by of local information such as theatre listings, thereby taking the car back into the social fabric of the city. By looking at some of the extreme needs of space travel, this project relooks at the clothing and equipment travellers of today need. The function of a backpack and a sleeping ... | |
| 26 Peter Fullagar duet music stand Viktor Holmqvist the illusion of safety Wherever musicians practice or perform they need to transport and store their music as well as have a music stand at hand. Made from corrugated plastic, the Duet music stand transforms into a music case portfolio that can be easily carried by both children and adults as an alternative to those cumbersome metal stands. A study of the motor car and safety, resulting in a proposal for a vehicle that focuses on driver responsibility and control to avoid accidents. The car aids the driver using edrive-by-wiref technology ... | |
| 27 Andrew Lang sports helmet visor Joseph Ludlow intrepid mapping A helmet-mounted visor for use with lightweight sports helmets offering sufficient eye protection from wind, city pollution and airborne debris. Although developed principally for both commuter cycling and racing, the concept is also applicable to sports that involve wearing a helmet, such as horse-riding or roller-blading. A system of public maps and personal digital badges that encourages people walking through London to break out of their routine and explore new pedestrian routes whilst on the move. The service aims to ... | |
| Rebecca Minnitt 3-to-1 Khashayar Naimanan clothing for concealing A walking aid that transforms into a seat. The legs fold out to form a stable tripod structure and the seat fans out to offer maximum comfort and support. It is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and take the strain out of walking, commuting or standing up in queues for people with mobility problems. Garments with hidden pockets that can only be accessed by the user including a jacket with two types of sleeves; one with a pocket to hold objects such as a wallet and one with ribbing to hold objects such as a camera. ... | |
| Rufus Willis thali island docks A rejuvenation of the inland waterways of Chennai in India that facilitates the return of trade, transport and recreation to the cityfs rivers and canals, and away from its gridlocked streets. Thali Island Docks is the hub of the network, and local dockside markets connect the waterways to the secular and the sacred. Dominic Nowakowski urban flow A travel solution for wheelchair users in the Elephant and Castle area of London that balances public and private transport needs. A fully accessible, automated vehicle is ordered using the mobile phone, allowing journeys ... | |
| 30 care Brief: innovation in the design of a product, image, system, service or environment that responds to the needs and aspirations of young disabled people Brief supported by Mobility Choice | |
| Claire Biggs Industrial Design Engineering walking stick 32 Sophie Birkmayer Design Products tischleindeckdich 32 Annick Collins Industrial Design Engineering leave your mark 33 Bernhard Hartigan Interaction Design dyslexic book 33 Murat Konar Interaction Design loopqoob 34 Dominic McCausland Design Products object detector 34 Matthias Megyeri Design Products sweet dreams 35 Laurence Norfolk Industrial Design Engineering step on it 35 Johannes Paul Industrial Design Engineering butterfly infusion needle 36 Fatima Saifee Daijiro Mizuno Fashion Textiles ... | |
| 32 Claire Biggs walking stick A translucent and ergonomically correct walking stick with a sculpted handle for better pressure distribution that picks up colour from the userfs clothes. The stick is both an accessory and a useful but aesthetic tool for users of different ages and with a wide range of requirements. Sophie Birkmayer tischleindeckdich This project treats the kitchen as a nuturing, organic environment that is the central organ of the house. The concept combines the kitchen and the dining table, the heart and the soul, creating a place where people can communicate. The tabletop ... | |
| 33 Bernhard Hartigan dyslexic book A book in two versions targeted at dyslexic users to aid them to read more intensely and dramatically through the added media of sound. One supplies an atmospheric soundtrack, suggesting the environment and atmosphere; the second version highlights selected phrases and quotes in the text spoken aloud by an actor. Annick Collins leave your mark Seating consisting of two separate seats that are intrinsically linked. Its surface morphs in response to interaction yet retains a memory of its last occupant, allowing people to leave impressions on its surfaces ... | |
| 34 Dominic McCausland object detector Using the concept of metal detectors, this project addresses the restrictions of impaired vision and the misplaced objects that result. The wristmounted device can locate objects at close range and, through electronic tagging technology, can identify different items by alerting the user through sound or vibration. Murat Konar loopqoob A set of cubes allowing adults and children whose motor skills are unsuited to traditional instruments to make music depending on their orientation. The ekid friendlyf version of loopqoob can be used by a single child or ... | |
| 35 Laurence Norfolk step on it A safe, stylish and folding walking aid for young disabled people that doubles as a scooter and is easily stored, thus enhancing independence. Weight is borne through the arms, improving stability and enabling the user to walk faster and cover greater distances. It can coast down hills, or be pushed by friends when tired. Matthias Megyeri sweet dreams Responding to a brief to design a placebo product for a contemporary psychological illness or phobia, this project addresses heightened fears about home security by marrying this need with the desire for beauty ... | |
| 36 Fatima Saifee Daijiro Mizuno garment The concept for this wearable and practical garment derived from observing the space created around a person when they put on a piece of clothing. Simple gussets are inserted to make the action of wearing simple with minimal friction and effort, which is beneficial for people experiencing difficulties in their joints. Johannes Paul butterfly infusionneedle With particular application in paediatric care, the Butterfly infusion needle is an evolution in medical equipment design. The forward-extending wings have a stiffened core to support the needle thereby ... | |
| 38 communication Brief: innovation in communication that makes a particular social group or social issue more visible Brief supported by BIGidea | |
| Will Brook Ismini Samanidou Design Products/Fashion Textiles optical tools 40 Elio Caccavale Design Products utility pets 40 Kirsty Carter Emma Thomas Communication Art Design the grey blanket 41 Matthew Dearlove Architecture Interiors phoenix street 41 Agnes Decourchelle Communication Art Design eating out 42 Robert Frith Design Products please give what you can 42 Megumi Fujikawa Interaction Design awareable devices 43 Mauricio Guillen Photography a resting I 43 Mooks Hanifiah Communication Art Design hifaab: stereotypes surrounding 44 the veil ... | |
| 40 Will Brook Ismini Samanidou optical tools A teaching tool for school pupils aged 10-16 to explore the properties of light, based on the use of pinhole photography. The resource teaches skills to harness the simplest of materials into an expressive medium. A poster that folds into a camera and a mobile darkroom are used to demonstrate the concept. Elio Caccavale utility pets This object allows the user to smoke cigarettes in his/her home without creating passive smoke that would damage the health of their utility pet an animal raised with its owners genes implanted so that itfs organs ... | |
| 41 A campaign to raise awareness about air quality and carbon emissions in London that is based on four-metre-long typographic messages rubbed out of pollution build-up on surfaces around the city. The project reveals walls and tiles that have been hidden for years under Londonfs grey blanket of car-created pollution. Kirsty Carter Emma Thomas the grey blanket Matthew Dearlove phoenix street This project addresses the imbalance in investment between the arrival of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link into the remodelled Kingfs Cross Central gateway and the Somerstown housing estates and derelict ... | |
| 42 Agnes Decourchelle eating out As family dinners become increasingly rare, children can lose the link between food, social ritual, tradition, culture and history. This book allows them to create their own recipe combinations and use it in a personal, playful way, whilst encouraging them to get closer their culture through cooking and eating. Robert Frith please give what you The Poppy Appeal is a key part of the British Legionfs fundraising. This project looks at redesigning the till collection boxes to bring them in line with modern security needs, whilst increasing the profile and message ... | |
| 43 Mauricio Guillen a resting I Images constantly encourage people to judge things by how they look. By entering into the world of visually impaired people and using tactile ways of reading imagery, awareness of the manipulative potential of beautiful images can be raised amongst the sighted population. Megumi Fujikawa awareable devices A series of devices designed to make people aware of how electronic products are affecting their surroundings, by making invisible electromagnetic fields (EMF) visible. Awareable earrings for example, light up when somebody close to the wearer makes a mobile ... | |
| 44 Mooks Hanifiah hijaab: stereotypes surrounding the veil A project which aims to educate both Muslims and non-Muslims on the historical and religious significance of wearing the veil (Hijaab). It informs Muslims on the way a patriarchal society has maintained the practice to subordinate women, and enables non-Muslims to see beneath the stereotype. Etsuko Hatta the right brain and the left brain In an education system that increasingly favours rational left-brain thinking, this animation project uses the simple charm of childrenfs book illustration to encourage school pupils aged 7-12 and ... | |
| 45 Liv Pennington eye movement and visual attention Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes a loss of sight in the central field of vision and is a common eye condition that effects the 60+ age group. These images use eye-tracking technology to draw attention to AMD and look to see if the information gathered from them can be applied to providing practical solutions in daily life. Mio Matsumoto you me Communication between patients who have a serious illness and the people around them such as family, friends and doctors can often be emotional and stressful. A diary encourages personal ... | |
| 46 judges Age Panel Roger Coleman (Chair) Helen Hamlyn Research Centre Cherie Lebbon Helen Hamlyn Research Centre Marion Bieber University of the Third Age Malcolm Busby Retail Trust Robin Levien Studio Levien Robert Brown Helen Hamlyn Research Associate 2003 Work Panel John Bevan (Chair) GMW Architects Tim Hardingham GMW Architects Tom Lloyd Pearson Lloyd Lotta Vaananen Helen Hamlyn Research Associate 2000 Greg Epps Helen Hamlyn Research Associate 2003 Mobility Panel Helen Evenden (Chair) Transport Design Curator Mike Boyle Transport Consultant Jan Gethings Mobility Choice David Constantine ... | |
| 47 judges Care Panel Julia Cassim (Chair) Helen Hamlyn Research Centre Alastair Russell SiebertHead Mike Ayres Mike Ayres Design Roy Thompson Mobility Choice Natascha Frensch Helen Hamlyn Research Associate 2003 Communication Panel Jeremy Myerson (Chair) Helen Hamlyn Research Centre Bill Wallsgrove BIGidea Peter Gyllan Danmarks Designskole Tony Muranka Advertising Consultant Quentin Newark Atelier Works Jo Taylor Helen Hamlyn Research Associate 2002 | |
| 48 location kensington gore | |
| 49 location kensington gore conservation | |
| 50 thanks User Groups: University of the Third Age OpenAge Project Foundation for Assistive Technology (FAST) College of Occupational Therapists Expert Advisers: John Bevan Mike Boyle Nigel Chapman Laurence Gunzi Tim Hardingham David Harman-Powell Richard Hywel-Evans Ian Johnston Sid Jurka Tom Lloyd Kirsteen Mackay Barry Menmuir Niall Tarrell The judging panels Staff and students of the Royal College of Art: Architecture Interiors: Prof Nigel Coates and staff Communication Art Design Prof Dan Fern, Andrzej Klimowski, Jeff Willis and staff The Helen Hamlyn Research Centre would ... | |
| 51 thanks Design Products: Prof Ron Arad, Hilary French, Daniel Charny and staff Fashion: Prof Wendy Dagworthy and staff Industrial Design Engineering: Prof John Drane, Prue Bramwell-Davis Malcolm Withnall and staff Interaction Design: Prof Irene McAra-McWilliam and staff Photography: Olivier Richon and staff Textiles: Prof Clare Johnston and staff Vehicle Design: Dale Harrow and staff Our award sponsors: BIGidea GMW Architects Mobility Choice Retail Trust Margaret Durkan for graphic design Finally, our special thanks go to Helen Hamlyn and the Helen Hamlyn Foundation for ... | |
| 52 and finally ... Taking place at the Royal College of Art, 20-24 September 2003, as part of the London Design Festival, a joint exhibition: Design for our Future Selves An exhibition of socially-aware projects by the Royal College of Art graduating class of 2003, organised by the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, twinned with: Icons on Icons Photography has played a significant role in perpetuating the icon, whether providing contemporary context for man-made objects or immortalising flesh and blood subjects. This collection of photographic portraits of icons with icons, presented by Parker, ... | |
| design for our future selves design.for.our.future. selves.competition.2002.d es ign.for.our.future.selves .co petiti selves.competition.2002.d es selves.competition.2002.d esig n f o r o u r f u t u r e s e l v e s design.for.our.future. | |
| The Helen Hamlyn Research Centre Royal College of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU T 0207 590 4242 F 0207 590 4244 hhrc@rca.ac.uk www.hhrc.rca.ac.uk design.for.our.future. selves.competition.2002.d es ign.for.our.future.selves .co petiti selves.competition.2002.d es selves.competition.2002.d esig n f o r o u r f u t u r e s e l v e s design.for.our.future. | |
