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| Georgina Seviour with Alan Suttie |
The Glasgow School of Art is
celebrated as a centre of creativity with graduates from its Product Design
Engineering programme behind many cutting-edge innovations that have shaped the
world in which we live.
celebrated as a centre of creativity with graduates from its Product Design
Engineering programme behind many cutting-edge innovations that have shaped the
world in which we live.
The current cohort of graduating
students was described as “producing one
of the highest standards of work to date” by head judge for the 2017
Fearsome Future Making Award, Alan Suttie (Managing Director fearsome). The
prestigious award this year went to 24-year old Georgina Seviour from North
Queensferry for rebeat: an innovation which aims to minimise
the sensations of stress and anxiety.
students was described as “producing one
of the highest standards of work to date” by head judge for the 2017
Fearsome Future Making Award, Alan Suttie (Managing Director fearsome). The
prestigious award this year went to 24-year old Georgina Seviour from North
Queensferry for rebeat: an innovation which aims to minimise
the sensations of stress and anxiety.
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| Rebeat |
“Stress
and anxiety is an increasingly prevalent problem within modern day society,” says Georgina “It not only costs the economy billions of
pounds due to lost working days, but it can also debilitate the individual in
their daily life.”
and anxiety is an increasingly prevalent problem within modern day society,” says Georgina “It not only costs the economy billions of
pounds due to lost working days, but it can also debilitate the individual in
their daily life.”
“A
growing awareness of mental health has led to a number of new products on the
market such as mindfulness apps. However, these products require time, space
and normally a routine. Yet, stress and anxiety can be unpredictable causing
among other things a racing heart sensation,” she adds.
growing awareness of mental health has led to a number of new products on the
market such as mindfulness apps. However, these products require time, space
and normally a routine. Yet, stress and anxiety can be unpredictable causing
among other things a racing heart sensation,” she adds.
Rebeat is designed to help
people to go about their day in a calmer state through using technology that
synchronises the individual’s heartbeat to a relaxed pace.
people to go about their day in a calmer state through using technology that
synchronises the individual’s heartbeat to a relaxed pace.
Announcing the Award Alan said: “We were hugely impressed with not only the
design, but the level of research and trialling that Georgina has undertaken.
She has proposed a novel solution that could make a massive difference for so
many people.”
design, but the level of research and trialling that Georgina has undertaken.
She has proposed a novel solution that could make a massive difference for so
many people.”
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| Katherine Moriarty’s PÜL |
A very close runner up was
Katherine Moriarty, who has developed a simple answer to an issue that many have tried to address with complicated
solutions. Her “Habit Reversal Therapy” is designed to help Trichotillomania –
a compulsive hair pulling condition that affects an estimated 380,000 people in
the UK.
Katherine Moriarty, who has developed a simple answer to an issue that many have tried to address with complicated
solutions. Her “Habit Reversal Therapy” is designed to help Trichotillomania –
a compulsive hair pulling condition that affects an estimated 380,000 people in
the UK.
The most successful treatment for the condition is habit reversal
therapy, where sufferers train themselves to displace their behaviour onto
another object,” explains Katherine. “Fidget
toys are currently used to do this, but they are often brightly coloured and
obvious, so cannot be used subtly in public. They are also not designed
specifically for the condition, so do not offer the correct ‘tension and
release’ sensation that people with trichotillomania are looking for.”
therapy, where sufferers train themselves to displace their behaviour onto
another object,” explains Katherine. “Fidget
toys are currently used to do this, but they are often brightly coloured and
obvious, so cannot be used subtly in public. They are also not designed
specifically for the condition, so do not offer the correct ‘tension and
release’ sensation that people with trichotillomania are looking for.”
“My product replicates this sensation, while also providing a tangible
result in the form of a counter which counts the number of pulls. This keeps
the product in the hands of the user for as long as possible, allowing them to
set goals, and also acting as a positive reinforcement – seeing the amount of
hairs they haven’t pulled out. The product can then be worn on the wrist
disguised as a watch, so is easily accessible.”
result in the form of a counter which counts the number of pulls. This keeps
the product in the hands of the user for as long as possible, allowing them to
set goals, and also acting as a positive reinforcement – seeing the amount of
hairs they haven’t pulled out. The product can then be worn on the wrist
disguised as a watch, so is easily accessible.”
Notable mentions were also given
to Peter Parlour for adaptable furniture and a gadget to help grip and lift
heavy boxes created by Laura Jimenez Somosa –
both of which were considered to have huge commercial potential, and to
Gergana Tatarova for a “vending machine” that grows, harvests, cooks and
dispenses insects as part of a sustainable food project.
to Peter Parlour for adaptable furniture and a gadget to help grip and lift
heavy boxes created by Laura Jimenez Somosa –
both of which were considered to have huge commercial potential, and to
Gergana Tatarova for a “vending machine” that grows, harvests, cooks and
dispenses insects as part of a sustainable food project.
“The judges were looking for five key qualities in the designs,”
says Alan Suttie “Impact, bravery, passion, surprise and power.”
says Alan Suttie “Impact, bravery, passion, surprise and power.”
The judges for this year’s
Fearsome Future Makers award were:
Fearsome Future Makers award were:
Alan Suttie of fearsome, Andrew
Strain of Clyde Space, Max Garcia of Carbon Dynamic, Will Cavendish of
Pufferfish Displays and Adrian Choong of Linn Products.
Strain of Clyde Space, Max Garcia of Carbon Dynamic, Will Cavendish of
Pufferfish Displays and Adrian Choong of Linn Products.
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Further information
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Notes for Editors
Georgina Seviour – Rebeat
More than 250 million people
across the world suffer from anxiety disorders: a 14.9% increase since 2005.
Stress is an even greater problem; one in five adults experience stress on a
daily basis, costing the economy 4 billion pounds a year due to lost working
days. Both conditions can debilitate the individual in their daily activities
and compromises their overall quality of life. The heart plays a vital part in
the stress and anxiety response; the faster the heart beats the faster it pumps
stress hormones around the body. Rebeat counters the stress response by helping
to lower high heart rates.
across the world suffer from anxiety disorders: a 14.9% increase since 2005.
Stress is an even greater problem; one in five adults experience stress on a
daily basis, costing the economy 4 billion pounds a year due to lost working
days. Both conditions can debilitate the individual in their daily activities
and compromises their overall quality of life. The heart plays a vital part in
the stress and anxiety response; the faster the heart beats the faster it pumps
stress hormones around the body. Rebeat counters the stress response by helping
to lower high heart rates.
The PDE programme has produced
leading international designers including Jonathan Biddle – Industrial Design
Senior Manager, Amazon; Amy Corbett, Senor Designer – Lego; Kate Farrell – Group Leader Functional
Design, Cambridge Consultants; Etienne Iliffe-Moon – Director of Industrial
Design (San Francisco) for BMW; Scott McGuire – RDD Manager, Dyson; Sam Smith
– Design Lead, Apple; Gavin Spence – Senior Product Manager
Tom Tom; 2012 International Dyson Award winner, Dan Watson, whose award-winning
SafetyNet was developed as a final year PDE project at the GSA. PDE graduates have also set up award-winning companies in
their own right including 4CDesign, CorePD, Fearsome, Meso Design, Red Button
Design, Safehinge, Speck Design and wylie3D. A number of these companies were
founded on the success of projects that were developed whilst still
undergraduates.
leading international designers including Jonathan Biddle – Industrial Design
Senior Manager, Amazon; Amy Corbett, Senor Designer – Lego; Kate Farrell – Group Leader Functional
Design, Cambridge Consultants; Etienne Iliffe-Moon – Director of Industrial
Design (San Francisco) for BMW; Scott McGuire – RDD Manager, Dyson; Sam Smith
– Design Lead, Apple; Gavin Spence – Senior Product Manager
Tom Tom; 2012 International Dyson Award winner, Dan Watson, whose award-winning
SafetyNet was developed as a final year PDE project at the GSA. PDE graduates have also set up award-winning companies in
their own right including 4CDesign, CorePD, Fearsome, Meso Design, Red Button
Design, Safehinge, Speck Design and wylie3D. A number of these companies were
founded on the success of projects that were developed whilst still
undergraduates.
fearsome Glasgow based product strategy and
development consultancy.
development consultancy.
fearsome
constantly ask What’s next?
constantly ask What’s next?
We
take companies on a journey to find their next big thing. We meet the market
face-to-face, ask the right questions, do the critical thinking, and quickly
convert insights into a strategy for product
advancement. We can help companies unearth opportunities for new products and
service and then help turn these into reality.
This is Fearsome futuremaking.
take companies on a journey to find their next big thing. We meet the market
face-to-face, ask the right questions, do the critical thinking, and quickly
convert insights into a strategy for product
advancement. We can help companies unearth opportunities for new products and
service and then help turn these into reality.
This is Fearsome futuremaking.
FUTUREMAKING
starts with the belief that anything can be made better:products, ourselves, the
systems of this world. We are developing a broader view on innovation; digging
deeper into people’s motivations and mapping these factors into smarter, bolder
solutions, supported by technology advancements and rapid design iteration.
It’s about being brave, passionate, thoughtful, making decisions and taking
steps with a good measure of relentlessness. It is this attitude and story
that the fearsome FUTUREMAKING award
marks out.
starts with the belief that anything can be made better:products, ourselves, the
systems of this world. We are developing a broader view on innovation; digging
deeper into people’s motivations and mapping these factors into smarter, bolder
solutions, supported by technology advancements and rapid design iteration.
It’s about being brave, passionate, thoughtful, making decisions and taking
steps with a good measure of relentlessness. It is this attitude and story
that the fearsome FUTUREMAKING award
marks out.
The
fearsome Futuremaking award is partway recognising what has already happened:
rewarding a stimulating, brave and excellent student project. However it is
also future facing, offering an exciting internship opportunity to an
outstanding student, and inviting them to be part of our FUTUREMAKING.
fearsome Futuremaking award is partway recognising what has already happened:
rewarding a stimulating, brave and excellent student project. However it is
also future facing, offering an exciting internship opportunity to an
outstanding student, and inviting them to be part of our FUTUREMAKING.