Design Our Village with Elderly (DOVE) Project

 

In September 2014, HKDI DESIS Lab kick-started its second Possible Study on Social Design Practice with a briefing session on 2nd September. The study marks the DESIS Lab’s first formal collaboration with DesignAge HK club (老嘢設計會), Hong Kong’s first design club set up in response to the ageing population phenomena.  The briefing session, held in conjunction with industry partner Culture Homes, drew over 20 DesignAge HK Club members as well as a large student turnout. Special guests from Jade Club and other ageing service agencies shared their projects so as to inspire design students to take part in the project. More than 500 students have come on board and are working closely with DesignAge HK Club members on spatial, memory and product-related projects in the area of daily living and ageing processes. We look forward to seeing the first fruits of their labour come mid-December!