Page 14 of Design for our future selves 2003 Awards by Helen Hamlyn Research Centre - Royal College of Art

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 treefs 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 linear way. Although designed around the needs of the older user, the diary appeals to anyone looking to organise their time in a contemplative and creative way. Orly Orbach subjective time organiser

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