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Terence Woon

MA work

MA work

If sex is a fabric, what is its texture?

Without motor and sensory function, the nature, meaning and mechanisms of sex change. What if, with the loss of movement and sensation, the pleasure of sex does not diminish, but, rather, transforms and transposes? This project responds to the intricacies and difficulties that people with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) face with sex, and aims to redefine and re-educate sex for them and their partners. Ultimately, this project stands against the common mentality that leading pleasurable and satisfying lives is one step too far for people with SCI and disabilities.

Info

Info

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Innovation Design Engineering, 2010

  • If sex is a fabric, what is its texture?

    Without motor and sensory function, the nature, meaning and mechanisms of sex change. What if, with the loss of movement and sensation, the pleasure of sex does not diminish, but, rather, transforms and transposes? This project responds to the intricacies and difficulties that people with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) face with sex, and aims to redefine and re-educate sex for them and their partners. Ultimately, this project stands against the common mentality that leading pleasurable and satisfying lives is one step too far for people with SCI and disabilities.

  • Degrees

  • BA (Hons), Industrial Design, National University of Singapore, 2007
  • Experience

  • Industrial Designer, A*STAR SIMTech, Singapore, 2008-9; Industrial Design Intern, Chemistry Form, Singapore, 2006/7
  • Exhibitions

  • Ideal Home Show: Inventor of the Year, Earls Court, London, 2010; Icsid World Design Congress: Design Difference - Designing Our World 2050, Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore, 2009; Red Dot Design Concept Award Winners Showcase, Red Dot Traffic, Singapore, 2008; Koizumi International Lighting Design Competition Winners Showcase, Institute of Italian Culture, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
  • Awards

  • Winner, Design, Deutsche Bank Award, 2010; In-book Winner, Industrial Design, D&AD Student Awards, 2009; Winner, Recreation, Red Dot Design Concept Award, 2007