ALZPLATE
The Tableware Designed for Alzheimer's Patients
Designed for Alzheimer's patients, Alzplate is a set of tableware made of food-grade silicone designated to assist users' daily eating. Using various colours, special shapes, alarm and patterns, Alzplate devotes itself to relieve eating disorders for Alzheimer's patients.
DESIGN: Tableware for Alzheimer's Patients
PROJECT TYPE: Competition
MEDIUM: Silicone, Plastic
DATE: Fall 2019
Facing the deterioration of neural and visual abilities, an Alzheimer's patient will lead to many problems. The difficulty of concentrating makes them lack of interest in eating; the deterioration of memory makes them forgetting if they had already eaten the meal; the cognitive capacity decline makes them hard to distinquish the functions of similar tablewares; and their slow movement affects them negatively while the action of holding and scooping takes place.
Problems
Solution
Alzplate is designed for Alzheimer's patients who need daily eating assistance. The set of food-grade silicone tablewares utilize various colors, special shapes, alarm, and patterns. With all of the characteristics, Alzplate can give Alzheimer's patients daily care and support.