This work represents the development and use of methodologies that serve to engage a hard to reach user-group. The outcome of these interactions revealed insightful information about the physical and psychological effects of drug use on both the immediate experience and the long term development of an individual entrenched in hard substance abuse. The value of this information lies in its potential to inform the physical environment of a facility that meets the specific needs of this user...
Angela Henderson
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2009Water is a crucial element to our survival. Despite its important role in our lives, we often take it for granted. An ever growing problem associated with our consumption of water is the wasteful use of disposable water bottles. Water wear is a concept in rethinking the use of disposable water bottles by exploring the the ways that we wear water on our bodies.
Water wear is composed of two elements; a holster and a bottle grown from a gourd. Referencing a gun holster as a...
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2009Plica is a collapsible crutch designed to reduce underarm stress associated with axillary crutch use, facilitate portability through collapsibility and personalize the aesthetic of a standard crutch.
Exhibited at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Spring 2009