health and aged care
Ideas
How do we combat ageism through design?
At a recent panel discussion, entitled Designing To Defy Ageism, panellists looked to dissolve the myths around age brackets and what we may assume people need and want at a certain age. What came out of the event was a much wider discussion around understanding the needs and desires of an end-user.
Articles
Reinventing the wheel of furniture for aged care
With an increasing need for premium health environments, Workspace offers bespoke and standard furniture options readymade for innovative spaces.
Edit
The Indesign Edit On Healthcare Environments
Welcome to The Indesign Edit: Health Check. In this issue, we explore three of the best health and aged care projects and the outstanding products that contribute to achiever the overall design.
Ideas
Bernard Salt AM on the future of aged care design
If we’re going to disrupt the aged care sector, who better to bring on the journey than Baby Boomers? Futurist and demographer Bernard Salt AM believes they have the perfect ‘get up and go’ disposition to make ‘ageing’ all the rage.
People
Indesign Luminary: Jon Johannsen
Jon Johannsen’s career has been about buildings and their context. He is led by the conviction that liveable communities are diverse in their demographic engagement. This is his story.
Articles
Anti-microbial surfaces for healthcare applications
Healthcare surfaces need to be clean and hygienic, which is why the surface experts at Staron invented Evermoin.
Products
A look at aged care: SummitCare Baulkam Hills with Designer Rugs
In CHADA’s recently completed SummitCare Baulkham Hills, custom designed rugs and carpet play a critical role in creating a beautiful yet high-tech aged care living environment.
News
Indesign #71 is Hitting Shelves Now
In this issue – The ‘design pharmacy’ issue – co-editors Alice Blackwood and Sophia Watson invite you to ‘get’ well, to really understand and consider what this newly defined ‘health economy’ means.