The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design presents new welfare designs where innovative research and design improve life for patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease and their relatives. A pharmaceutical company was a key partner in a project where students from The School of Design used design to promote understanding of dementia.
Denmark has a lead position in Alzheimer’s and dementia research, and now design researchers and design students are adding their contribution with tools aimed at improving quality of life for Alzheimer’s patients and their relatives.
In autumn 2010, The School of Design partnered up with the a pharmaceutical company, as a team of students and researchers took at close look at the day-to-day life of patients and their relatives, equipped with innovation models and design tools.
A jam-packed toolbox
As part of the project The School of Design has developed a toolbox and the book: "Design Research: Six views in a box – dialogues on everyday life with Alzheimer’s". Abox full of tools, practical solutions and creative ideas for living with Alzheimer’s.
The book and the toolbox will presented for the 1st time:
Friday April 29 th 2011
15.00 - 17.00
The School of Design
Fabrikmestervej
Bygning 90, ground floor
Holmen
Students involved: Gudrun, Mikkel, Susy, Rie, Johanna, Sofie, Monika, Lilith, Emmy, Nathalie,
Lectures: Eva Brandt, Morten Noer Andersen og Thomas Binder.
