Over 60
Excerpt from book
“Developing products for seniors is nothing new. For years, interest in the so-called ‘young old’ has been growing. The project ‘Over 60 – Design for Tomorrow’ addresses this topic with original and highly innovative concepts. Over the course of one semester, three universities in Schneeberg, Halle and Bozen developed design objects for senior citizens. In addition, the students reflected extensively on the purpose and process of ageing, along with its social relevance. One important consideration for the students from the very beginning was to not only think of the current older generation, but also keep in mind that they themselves are the seniors of tomorrow. The aim of the project is to make the everyday lives of senior citizens easier with objects and furniture that they will need, but that do not look like they came from a standard medical supply shop.”
Participants
Burg Giebichenstein, University of Art and Design Halle
Department of Design
Prof. Frithjof Meinel, Prof. Kari Uusiheimala, Dipl. Des. Stephan Schulz, Dipl. Des. Enrico Wilde
Students
Kirstin Overbeck, Antje Pesel, Christine Rackel, Margarethe Prokofiev, Sabina Kiendzinski, Silvia Kriese, Charlotte Welk, Philipp Stingl, Jens Wilhelm, Robert Jähnen, Tino Kalettka, Markus Rossnagel, Hannes Trommer
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Applied Arts Schneeberg
Department of Wood Design
Prof. Gerd Kaden, Prof. Dorothea Vent
Students
Kanjanee Srisuk, Carolin Schulze, Christoph Barthel, Martin Fialkowske, Lars Dahlitz, Paul Jacob, Raphael Biller, Christian Göthner, Sascha Krieg
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Faculty of Design and Art
Prof. Kuno Prey, Prof. Roberto Gigliotti, Dr Alvise Mattozzi
Students
Anna Lorenzi, Giulia Cordin, Benedikt Roiger, Maximilian Boiger, Andre Fincato, Julia Fellner
Cooperation partner
Grassi Museum for Applied Art, Leipzig
Lead sponsors
Robert Bosch Stiftung, Paul-Riebeck Stiftung
Supporters
Grassi Museum for Applied Art Leipzig, Smow, Westag & Getalit AG, NIS Network Integration & Solution, Gastrock, Giovanardi
Photos
Peter Eichler, Michel Klehm, Julia Fellner, Matthias Rietzmann, Yvonne Most, Martin Fialkowske and others by authors
Press
“Projekt Ü60 Design für morgen”
Author Lilly M. Bozzo-Costa
Art Aurea, Issue 4/2012
“Eine Mülltonne als Wohnung für arme Rentner”
Author Céline Lauer
Zeit Online 10 December 2012
“Ü60 Design für morgen”
www.Südtirolnews.Kultur 25 October 2012
“Ü60-design-design-for-tomorrow”
www.smow.com/blog/2012/10/grassimesse-2012
Ü60 Design für Morgen
Authors Lilly M. Bozzo-Costa, Dr Sabine Reuter, Prof. Gerd Kaden, Prof. Frithjof Meinel
Publishers Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Applied Arts Schneeberg 2012, ISBN 978-3-86019-090-6
“Student erfindet die Wohntonne”
www.bild.de/ regionaldesign 19 November 2012
“Spazierstöcke-u60-design-fur-morgen”
Munich blog.mcbw.de/2013
“Ü60 Design für morgen”
Author Renata Curtis Modenus
20 January 2013
“Ü60 Design für Morgen: Spazierstöcke”
Author Tanja Ehret, Care Trialog,
18 February 2013
“Design spans generation gap in aging Germany”
Author Gaia Manco, Deutsche Welle
26 March 2013
www.dw.de/design spans generation-gap-in-aging-germany
“Мебель для поколения 80+”
Nelevsha Kraft Design Art Architecture
“Riciclo contenitore rifiuti in casa per senzatetto”
Author Marina Perotta, ecoblog
“Ü60-design-per-il-domani”
www.zona.it
“Spazierstock mit Sexappeal”
Author Daniela Greschke
Marker, Issue 3/2013
“Altern ist Leben”
Author Pauline Klünder
Design Report, Issue 4/2013
“Ü60 design for tomorrow”
www.fuorisalone.it/2013
“Wohnen für Ältere-ist dazu Gestaltung
notwendig? Jetzt mehr denn je! Ältere
Menschen brauchen kluge Ideen.”
Author Lilly M. Bozzo-Costa
AIT, Issue 7-8/2014
“Ich werde alt und das ist gut so
-Wohnmodelle für Ältere”
Vortrag im Rahmen der DETAIL-
Architekturforum “Architektur für Alle”
Mensch und Lebensraum im
demografischen Wandel.
Altenpflege Messe Hannover
25 March 2014
“Ü60 Design für Morgen, ein Bericht”
Vortrag im Rahmen der Sonderschau
aveneo von DETAIL
“Forever young? Visionen fürs Alter”
Altenpflege Messe
Nuremberg, 25 March 2015
Rollator und Raumgestaltung
Authors Lilly M. Bozzo-Costa, Šárka Voříšková
Freiräume, Issue 2015
Video
www.mdr.de/sachsen/leipzig/designmessen100.html#anchor1 (with artour TV programme)
www.mdr.de/sachsen/video85582.html
