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Thursday, February
29th
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From Idea to Market:
Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for Persons with Cognitive
Impairments
Sha Yao, MFA
Sha Design |
Abstract: "Inspired by my late
grandmother who had Alzheimer's Disease, I created Eatwell, a tableware set to
help people with cognitive impairments increase their food intake. After years
of research and development, the Eatwell set won first place in the 2014
Stanford Design Challenge in a competition with 52 other teams from 15
countries and has continued to receive extremely positive feedback from
caregivers from different states across the country, and even internationally.
I will share my story about my efforts working on the project, the design
process I used, the challenges I faced, my experience during the design
competition, the latest update on my goal to bring Eatwell to market, and my
future plans for the product."
Biosketch: Sha Yao
describes herself as a passionate Industrial Designer who likes to challenge
herself. She has a diverse background and speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, and
Japanese. She created a product design studio to help startup companies develop
their product ideas, and especially loves to work on projects that help people
in need.
- Contact
information:
- Sha Design
- Sha Yao
- id.proudsha -at-
gmail.com
- eatwellset -at-
gmail.com
Lecture
Material:
- Pre-lecture slides - Mb pdf
file
- Eatwell Assistive Tableware Set (video
3:47)
- Slides - Mb pdf file
Links:
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