Designed to evoke memories, Rewind uses a motion-tracking tool that guides seniors with dementia in re-enacting familiar gestures. These actions are then reflected as audio-visual feedback on a paired device that triggers recollection.
Poh Yun Ru is a socially engaged product designer who seeks to create a positive impact on society by improving the lives of others. Living in a culturally rich and diverse society, she sees design as a methodology to develop intuitive and inclusive solutions for people from all walks of life.
Nationality: Singapore
Country of Residence: Singapore
Chitofarm is an innovative new mealworm-powered biodigester that facilitates a simple and beautiful natural process to solve the man-made problem of polystyrene foam waste. This localized solution puts the power of change into the hands of the individual with the help of a small, but mighty, creature: the mealworm.
Designers: Charlotte Böhning & Mary Lempres, USA
By combining features of a wheelchair, forklift, and hammock, caregivers can move and transfer patients without having to manually lift them. A cloth acts as a pallet, while the wheelchair with 2 prongs acts like a forklift.
Designers: Wondaleaf, Malaysia
Ina Vibe is a solar-powered, insulated electric burner with a battery pack for charging and lighting. This enables you to cook, power, and light in a way that is sustainable, environmentally beneficial, and healthful.
Designers: Team Dunamis, Nigeria
Installed in front of half-open windows, the microphone on the back of Sound Eclipse captures noise, while speakers emit sound waves of identical amplitude to the original noise but of inverted phase. These waves combine and cancel each other out.
Designers: Kristil & Shamina, Russia
Tacomotive is a new haptic language. Through the tactile sensations created by the cut structures, it delivers information sensorily; more akin to color than text. In the future, it will facilitate tactile communication.
Designer: Kou Mikuni, Japan