DESIGNING OUR FUTURES:

WINTER WARMTH

Chloé Fong

RESEARCH

SUMMARY

Tens of thousands of older

people die each winter

But many are NOT AWARE of

the causes

Older people have a

diminished sense of when their

bodies are cold

MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

MIND MAPS

Lighting

Movement

Music +Sounds

Thermochromatic

Form

SIX THINKING HATS

DECISION MATRIX

Criteria Weighting 1. Thermochromatic 2. Music Box 3. Form 4. Postal 1x weighting 2x weighting 3x weighting 4x weighting

Awareness 5 5 7 5 6 25 35 25 30

Alert 5 7 7 8 5 35 35 40 25

Not death 3 8 8 8 5 24 24 24 15

Gender 4 8 8 8 8 32 32 32 32

Cost 3 6 4 7 9 18 12 21 27

Young people 2 8 4 9 3 16 8 18 6

Total 150 146 160 135

Criteria Weighting 1.Thermochromatic 2. Music Box 3. Form 4. Postal 1x weighting 2x weighting 3x weighting 4x weighting

Awareness 5 6 5 7 8 30 25 35 40

Alert 5 8 6 9 6 40 30 45 30

Not death 3 7 7 8 6 21 21 24 18

Gender 4 9 6 9 9 36 24 36 36

Cost - - - - - 0 0 0 0

YoungPeople 2 5 5 5 3 10 10 10 6

Total 137 110 150 130

Completed by Heather, aged 83

Self Assessment

THE BIOPHILIA EFFECT

“The innate emotional affiliation of

human beings with other living

organisms” (Wilson, 1986)

Interior plants improves productivity,

and can also provide psychological

benefits such as stress reduction (Lohr et al,

1996, Bringslimark et al, 2009)

Care giving increases feelings of

happiness, security, and self-worth and

reduces feelings of loneliness and isolation

(Sable et al, 1993)

NEED TO NURTURE

BIMETALLIC STRIPS

HACKING A BIMETALLIC

THEMOMETER

Feedback on Plant sketches

Ferns

Mimosa Pudica

EXPERT CONSULATION- DR SHAUN LEE

Material Science lecturer at Brighton University

Yay!

Looked at the models and sketches and said it was “Do-able”

However the Mimosa will be “harder to make”

ACCORDING TO THE URS…

A1.

Product must raise awareness in the public eye of the causes

of winter mortality in both younger and older generations

CONCLUSION AND STEPS

FORWARD

Materials: Calculate the thermal

expansion needed in the given

temperature range

Packaging: Find out materials, refine

design

Graphics: Packaging layout, wording,

colour scheme

Final touches: Engraving on pots, size

of plant, curvature.

REFERENCES

Bringslimark, T., Hartig, T., Patil, G.G., 2009. The psychological benefits of indoor

plants: A critical review of the experimental literature. Jornal of Enviromental

Psychology, 29(4):422-433

Lohr, V. I., Pearson-Mims,C. H., Goodwin, G. K.(1996) „Interior Plants May Improve

Worker Productivity and Reduce Stress in a Windowless Environment‟ Journal of

Environment and Horticulture 14(2):97-100

Sable, P. ,1993, „Pets, Attachment, and Well-Being across the Life Cycle’ Social Work 40 (3): 334-341.

Wilson, E. O. (1984). Biophilia: the human bond with other species. Cambridge:

Harvard University Press.