The elderly population is growing fast in Hong Kong, according to statistics by the government. In just 20 years, it will double to 2.44 million. Yet, the number of adults will drop to 4.28 million. The elderly have to take care of themselves more often, since there will be less adults per older person. An electric wheelchair is a great tool to help the elderly to travel.
Swift is an electric wheelchair specifically designed for the elderly in Hong Kong. It is small and agile so it can pass through tight spaces with its omni-directional mecanum wheels. Swift’s wheels can be extended outwards, so it becomes steadier when travelling on inclined floor.
Globally, there were around 950 millions of elderly. Ageing population is getting serious, and you will also get old someday, pain and mobility-impaired are the ageing symptoms you may faced. Are you willing to spend your remaining time with the current walking device? Ageing is inevitable. And what is your choice? Mate, a fashionable and trendy walking device has been designed. A mate walking with, a new experience with walking device. Fully connected with smart device, and follow up your walking journey as your personal guard.
Although acne is considered to be a ‘cosmetic’ issue, it has a substantial negative emotional effect which is often overlooked. Neoma is a system of products consisting of a mindful light, smart applicator and a smart tablet. This system helps the user to incorporate mindfulness in their daily acne-care routine seamlessly. Depending on the user’s skin analysis & dermatologists recommendation, the smart applicator indicates correct amount of product to apply in each use. The mindful light guides the user through Voice User interface during the routine. Finally, the smart tablet connects the user to a larger acne community, track dermatologist and psychologists appointments, seek guidance from professionals online and learn more about psychodermatology from the comfort of the user's home.
Using open-ended play with sound to spark imagination & develop creativity. Encourage explore and experiment process than the final outcome and result. Using cues for physical action input and sound output. Linkage between the sound, action and form. Using simple form of circle, rectangle, triangle represent objects.Nature sound is chosen for this project to define scope and scale of this project. Using a set of theme to generate a picture for the player to imagine different scenario of the set theme. Each pieces represent different sound/ sound effect. To make the module, it needs to start from the main unit than expand the connections of the board.Initial play by visual cues for interaction then experiment with different input and combination to create sound and rhythm. Testing with different interaction with the modular boards and create different rhythm.
As Dr. Dean Ornish, a leading researcher in healthcare explains, "When you take the time to get to know your feelings, you become less stressed and you can think more clearly and creatively, making it easier to find constructive solutions." Designing an interactive communication device for couple to share and express their feelings about work, kids, to even their relationship in an interesting and fun way. A houseware that able to assist the couple to resolve conflict when they are in need.
We are living in a fast-paced city. Most people have a heavy workload which made the life of them may get busy and hectic. Therefore, they get more and more pressure and negative emotion, such as insomnia and headache. These problems appear immediately. However, many people keep in a negative emotion for a long time and don’t know how to deal with their emotions which will have a bad impact on their daily lives. Meditation is an effective method to improve this situation, but many people don’t familiar with meditation and even don’t know how to start meditation. Therefore, an effective meditation product is important for people!
Streamage is an innovative desktop stage designed for professional content creators and video streamers. As an interactive, productive and inspiring tool, it provides users the satisfaction on the psychological level in a complete package with high flexibility for their daily works, which allows them to further express enthusiasm toward their hobbies, while maintaining a sustainable and enjoyable career. With the integration of innovative technology and an interactive user experience, Streamage has reimagined the possibilities of future work.
This set of products is design to change the “NEET”, a group of people not in education, employment, or training, that hate their lifestyle but cannot change the situation.Taking advantage of NEET's long-term investment in gaming habits, I design three different products to gradually divorce them from their existing lives step by step, aim to 1) rebuild self-confidence, 2) rebuild new social interpersonal support, and 3) create the chance to user to change existing surroundings by apparently as a Parkour learning tool.
IKIMONO - a bacteria-based air purifier which is nonelectric. The design concept corresponds to a speculated future air has been polluted future based on current situation. The application of biotechnology and biomaterials has been popularized. The design would bring user into the context of speculated future by present daily necessities from the future physically by using bacterium-based air purifier. By applying the methodology from speculative design, it aims to critical the current situation and guide people to reflect on it. Further, proposing a practical solution by new way of product making with real function by using bacterial cellulose. Explore the possibility in product application by using the original characteristics of different bacteria. Ultimately, developing a new eco-friendly material that could make in product without industrial manufacturing.
Temperature of Bluebird is the most considerate pen that have thermoregulation and heating function. It can brings you wellbeing through different temperature.
To imagine, in a snowy day , you drinking a cup of hot choco . Or to imagine, how your mother hugs you. Than you can know how the temperature brings you wellbeing . It just like someone is supporting you.
The warmth in your hands makes us able to write flexibly in winter ; the cold material also makes us happy to adopt it in the hot summer.
For the physical wellbeing, warmth can help the circulation of blood works better.
This is the new direction and standard of the future stationery.
This project aims to provide new opportunities for Volkswagen in 2040 by turning the company into a technology service provider. For the customers who want to own a vehicle. Volkswagen would deliver a customised vehicle which will be unique to customers identity, made possible due to 3d printing facility while the drivetrain platform comes on demand. For those people who do want to own can a rent a shared id pod. This flexible architecture allows Volkswagen to serve different customers and being a service provider provides a recurring income to the company. It is only possible for Volkswagen since its the oldest brand in China and customers in Shanghai have a liking for German products. Additionally, the range of brands owned by Volkswagen Group allows the brand to deliver unique pods based upon customer choice of brands like Audi, Bentley etc.
Hong Kong has more than 90.000 families living in subdivided units (SDU), single room 10 square meter apartments. They are shared on average by 3 people with little to no privacy. Among them are over 37.000 elementary school children between the age of 6 to 13 years. For their daily studies they have to utilize their environment with all its limitations. This leads to ergonomical compromises, such as no back support, too low sitting surfaces, too high table plates or crouched corner positions. Comfor:t:able is set up in a way to transform formerly unused space in a better way. The chair can be used as a neck and kneeling pillow when it's not in use and the differently sized cushions allow adjustments to childrens growth. The table element has two configurations, a sociable small tea table which can be positioned on the bed between two people for leisure activities, and secondly a study table that tucks half away under the bed, occupying less room into the public space.
Meemo smart tools are a set of product that will transform any office area into a smart, interactive space. Especially, with the design of Meemo notes - Transparent sticky memos, connecting great ideas across the space is easier than ever. These smart notes can make ideas discussion and presentation meeting more interactive and productive, by blending seamlessly physical analog writing with advanced smart cloud technology. Meemo sticky notes are used with Meemo office products - The Think Pen and smart interactive ideas/ tasks organizing software
This project proposes a future scenario where our home products predict and manipulate us for the betterment of our lives. The motivation behind this project was to speculate how technological advances would happen inside our homes, where autonomy is not the main drive in innovation, but well-being and predictive controls.
It is common for every child to separate from their parents when they grow up. As we spread our wings, we also left our parents alone with their empty nest. Can we use design to promote communication between children and parents, thereby strengthening the bonding between family members?Dailbox is a long-distance communication device, aims to guide users to put down their phones and start a new face-to-face conversation every night. When the users put their phones on the Dailbox for charging, it will connect with another Dailbox automatically. This project saw the potential of holographic projection in the coming future and trying to create a brand-new chatting experience for the users. Dailbox combining 2D holographic projection and real-time facetime function provides a brand-new conversation experience for the users. It can also record the conversations every time, and replay if the users would like to check their treasured memories in the future, in a holographical way.
‘Sequel’, signifies the ability of this product to have a ‘second life’ as it is rentable and reusable. This modular furniture designed for furniture renting companies leased to their customers. By using the same basic components, the company or the tenant themselves can easily assemble common household furniture. The variants are easy to manage as they can be taken apart to clean, deconstruct when not needed, and the parts are easily replaceable. An intuitive press and lock joint component works by pressing the two circles on the side and inserting it into another component. There is also a hook that conjoins two rails in a perpendicular manner. Releasing the two circles will lock the two components in place. The younger generation would want to seek a better quality of life by enjoying appreciating good designs and following current trends. Therefore, multiple materials can be used to bring out different design aspects of furniture which allows customers to create their own style.
Ulcerative Colitis.
It means ‘ulcers’ that exist in the ‘colon’ or the large intestine of the body.
UC is the disease of the future. It is predicted that over 1.5 million people in Hong Kong will be suffering with UC by 2025.
Along with intense physical pain, UC patients lose the ability to control their urge to defecate. It is common for them to have accidents which is the cause of patients being subjected to public humiliation and mental trauma. Quality of Life (QoL) in UC patients is very low as the condition affects them both psychologically and physically.
Taggle simply needs to be stuck onto the inner side of the users underwear. It detects the fullness of the patient’s bladder using ultrasound technology and alerts the user 10 minutes before they need to use the restroom. It’s discreet and seamless working makes the user feel in control of their life and gives them a confidence boost.
Current grocery stores and markets are using primitive consumer reward systems like membership cards and bundle purchases. Is there a more complete process for bringing benefits to both consumers and brands? And that leads me to make use of better technology, big data, and hyper-personalization.Buyology is a near-future speculative project inspecting the combination of big data and consumerism. It is about a grocery store scenario and how technology helps our buying decisions. Tackling with choices, prices, and sales, Buyology aims to create new thinking towards purchases and big data.
‘What happens if I living in the future? ‘ Technology has emerged in our daily life. We are so satisfied with what the internet can give, but seems we left the 'real' behind. A future that is appreciated to live in. Perhaps, an inclusive public transport would be the start to connect to the 'real'.'Double-decker bus' is one of the important public transport in Hong Kong. However, the problem of increasing special needs users in the future might cause restrain for people to enjoy their journey in the future. Therefore, a well designed inclusive public transport is important in the future.