Developing future kitchen for older adults: a model and participatory design approach based on literature review and ethics framework

Authors

Zhidiankui Xu, School of Design, Jiangnan University, China
Hua Dong, Brunel Design School, Brunel University London, UK

Abstract

The kitchen is a vital space in households and is closely related to the health and well-being of older adults. With the continuous development of technology and society, the future kitchen faces more challenges and opportunities. How to create a future kitchen suitable for older adults through design has become a pressing issue. Informed by literature review and inspired by a latest ethics framework for ageing research, this paper proposed a model for future kitchen design for older adults. Furthermore, a preliminary participatory design method combining design metaphors and enactment is proposed to help participants understand and express their relationship with the kitchen from a new perspective, to inspire the expectations and needs of the older adults, and collectively generate metaphors and visions for the future kitchen.

Keywords

ageing; older adults; future kitchen; participatory design

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.798

Citation

Xu, Z.,and Dong, H.(2023) Developing future kitchen for older adults: a model and participatory design approach based on literature review and ethics framework, in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.798

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