Horticulture Therapy Design Research
A vase, attachable to a wheelchair, optimized for horticulture therapy.
Word Design Organization Article: https://wdo.org/how-id-4843-taught-students-to-design-for-dignity/
Our Research StoryI am involved in Design Research at Georgia Tech studying the effects of horticulture therapy on elderly patients, some in the early stages of cognitive decline, at Emory's A.G. Rhodes Nursing home. We are looking to develop new, innovative solutions to increase the effectiveness and ease of this therapy.
“We want students to see that their skills can do more than land a job, they can change lives.”
-Professor Leandro Miletto Tonetto
Behind the Design
Publications & Updates
Our work was published in the World Design Organization, and will soon be featured in Georgia Tech’s Real World Research Initiative!
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