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KiMO KITCHENWARE FOR ELDERLY
LIVING ALONE
Poster
HUANG Xi
BA (Hons) in Product Design
Department of Design and Architecture
OBJECTIVES RESEARCH BACKGROUND
• Compare existing kitchen safety With the accelerating pace of life and the changing attitudes among the younger
products by analyzing their generation, the number of people living alone is gradually increasing.
prevention methods, advantages For the elderly living alone, cooking can be easily affected by other factors.
and disadvantages Coupled with a decline in their own memory, they are likely to forget to turn
• Identify potential threats during off the stove or gas during the cooking process, which can result in safety
solo cooking by the elderly and accidents.
evaluate how product functions
can avoid them METHODOLOGY
• Prioritize interactive product
capabilities while maintaining 1. Questionnaire
security, and establish metrics for • Reasons for cooking independently.
measuring security effectiveness • Cooking frequency, methods, and time spent.
• Keyword identification and user profile creation.
2. Brainstorming
• Pain-point analysis.
• Scenario drafting.
• Customer journey mapping.
FINDINGS
ABOUT THE INVESTIGATOR • For the elderly living alone, cooking can be easily affected by other factors.
Coupled with a decline in their own memory, they are likely to forget to turn
Hello! I am a graduate with a bachelor’s off the stove or gas during the cooking process, which can result in safety
degree in Product Design. During my accidents.
studies, I systematically learned user • Most kitchen safety products on the market use visual (e.g., camera, display
research, form design, and material screen) or auditory (e.g., alarm) cues to warn of dangerous situations.
processes, and I became proficient However, if a user is too far from the kitchen, they may not be able to notice
in tools like SolidWorks & Keyshot. I these alerts.
focus on balancing functionality and • Furthermore, in pursuit of a minimalist design, many products on the market
aesthetics. I participated in a smart home rely solely on touch interaction. Therefore, the user may not perceive the
product development project, where I interactive feedback.
excelled at solving problems through
innovative, user-centered design. I look
forward to turning design concepts
into practical products that users love.
FYP Supervisor: Mr YU Chung Yin,
Henry
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