Catalog: Design for our future selves 2003 Awards
Company/Brand: Helen Hamlyn Research Centre - Royal College of Art
specialized 2003 in Design for our future selves 2003 Awards by Helen Hamlyn Research Centre - Royal College of Art
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
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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...
Royal College of Art, 20-24 September 2003, as part of the London Design Festival, ... College of Art graduating class of 2003, organised by the Helen Hamlyn Research ... Centre at 5pm on Tuesday 23 September 2003 Venue: Royal College of Art ...