New graduates of the Royal College of Art working on the Helen Hamlyn Research Associates Programme 2008 have been co-funded by 12 industry partners and the Helen Hamlyn Trust.
Their task is to develop live industry projects that investigate new thinking, products and services in relation to inclusive design, design for patient safety and workplace design – the three core research themes of the Helen Hamlyn Centre. Their work will be showcased in a seminar and exhibition held at the Royal College of Art in September 2008 as part of the London Design Festival.
A design study into how mobile communications can be made more accessible for older people.
Research partner: Nokia
Development of new lighting concepts for people with sight loss enabling them to live independently in the home. More on the first year of this project...
Research partner: Thomas Pocklington Trust
A project that looks at the bathroom as a total environment for living for people of all ages and abilities. More on the first year of this project...
Research partner: Ideal Standard
A study into how people with sight loss and other sensory impairments can find their way around complex buildings.
Research partner: Audi Design Foundation
A project to create design guidelines for infusion pumps that are safer and easier to use by hospital staff.
Research partner: National Patient Safety Agency
A design project to improve the systems involved in storing, transporting, displaying and maintaining instruments used in knee surgery. More on the first year of this project...
Research partner: DePuy
A design study investigating the opportunities for technologies which create a work-life ‘blend’ for the new generation of mobile urban dwellers.
Research partner: Research in Motion
A project looking at how new ways to measure urban density can contribute to developments that reflect changing patterns of living and working. More on the first year of this project...
Research partners: 3D Reid, Arup, British Council for Offices, Child Graddon Lewis, Fletcher Priest Trust
