Helen Hamlyn Research Associates Programme 2007
The Helen Hamlyn Research Associates 2007 are 10 recent design graduates of the Royal College of Art.
They have been co-funded by eleven industry partners and the Helen Hamlyn Foundation to spend a year in the RCA studios working on projects which explore socially inclusive design scenarios in patient safety, independent living and urban space.
Paul John-Baptiste / Communication Art & Design
Road safety for older people
Development of a road safety campaign aimed at older drivers and pedestrians who are over-represented in road accidents
Research partner: Toyota
Tomek Rygalik / Design Products
Indulgent bathing — beauty
A design focus on the washbasin and the mirror, to address ’Beauty Pampering’ in today’s society
Research partner: Ideal Standard
Matt Harrison and Cian Plumbe / Industrial Design Engineering
Accessing the web
A design research project to enable older people to access the internet without needing to install, set up and use a computer terminal
Research partner: BT
Maja Kecman / Industrial Design Engineering
Redesigning surgical tools
Redesigning tools used in invasive surgery to increase patient safety and surgeon accuracy and comfort
Research partner: DePuy
Chris McGinley / Industrial Design Engineering
Lighting for care homes
A design study to improve lighting in care homes for older people and visually impaired people
Research partner: Thomas Pocklington Trust
Sally Halls / Industrial Design Engineering
Pack information design
Creating design guidelines for the effective packaging of infusions, injections and topical medicines
Research partner: National Patient Safety Agency
Jonathan West / Industrial Design Engineering
Resus:station
The second year of a study to redesign the resuscitation trolley used when hospital patients suffer cardiac arrest (about the first year)
Research partner: National Patient Safety Agency
James King / Design Interactions
Future of the Pharmacy
A rethink of the pharmacy to envision future scenarios of prescribing medicines and maintaining well-being
Research partner: Celesio
Paul Clarke / Architecture
Urban density
A study looking at how urban transport nodes could be developed to high densities to create better quality transport links and local services
Research partners: Arup, Child Graddon Lewis, REID Architecture and Sheppard Robson