Catalog: Design for our future selves 2003 Awards | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
