Gabriele Meldaikyte
MA work
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First Aid Kit
First Aid Kit
The design of standard first aid kits usually does not address how they function in real life where they are often used by someone who has no medical training.
I have looked at first aid kits for the domestic environment. Burns, minor scratches and deep cuts to the hands are the main injuries in the kitchen, which often occur while cooking.
My first aid kit is divided by injuries and every injury is described in steps, guiding the casualty through the treatment process. Furthermore, the kit has been specially designed to be used with one hand so an injury to other hand can be treated efficiently, even if the accident occurred while you were alone.
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Design
Programme
MA Design Products, 2013
Specialism
Platform 17
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Contact
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+44 (0)7564 244073
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The design of standard first aid kits usually does not address how they function in real life where they are often used by someone who has no medical training.
I have looked at first aid kits for the domestic environment. Burns, minor scratches and deep cuts to the hands are the main injuries in the kitchen, which often occur while cooking.
My first aid kit is divided by injuries and every injury is described in steps, guiding the casualty through the treatment process. Furthermore, the kit has been specially designed to be used with one hand so an injury to other hand can be treated efficiently, even if the accident occurred while you were alone.
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Degrees
- BA (Hons), Design Studies, Vilnius Academy of Art, Lithuania, 2009
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Experience
- Designer, Entrepreneur's Summer Launchpad Programme, InnovationRCA, 2012
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Exhibitions
- The (In)visible Design, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan, Italy, 2013; Friday Late, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2012; The CUMULUS 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Shanghai, China, 2010; Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milano, Milan Fairgrounds, Italy, 2010
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Awards
- Bronze Award, International Kitchen and Bathroom Contest, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milano, Italy, 2010; Bronze Award, Young Creators for Better City & Better Life, Cumulus Association and Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2010; Winner, Designing Wellness, Salone Satellite World Wide Moscow, Russia, 2009
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Conferences
- 'Mind the Gap' workshop, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 2013; It Takes a Brick to Build a House, Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milano/ SaloneSatellite, Milan, 2012
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Publications
- 'Multi-Touch Gestures by Gabriele Meldaikyte', Dezeen, 2013; 'RCA's Gabriele Meldaikyte Re-imagines Digital Gestures', Core77, 2013; 'Turning iPhone’s Gestures Into Quirky, Touchable Sculptures', Fast Co Design, 2013; 'Single Hand Cook', Yanko Design, 2009