Design for life and for living
Lab4Living is an exciting collaboration between the Art and Design and Health and Social Care Research Centres at Sheffield Hallam University and the users, consumers or customers.
This creative partnership brings together research expertise spanning the fields of health, rehabilitation, design, engineering, ergonomics and user led design.
Latest news
‘Head Up’ developing new neck supports
People with neck muscle weakness are set to benefit from improved designs of neck supports thanks to Lab4Living designers and their partners…
Design Futures sponsors Medilink Innovation Award
Design Futures are pleased to announce their sponsorship of the Innovation Award to be presented at The Medilink Innovation Reception and Healthcare Business Awards 2011…
Design 4 Health Conference and Exhibition 2011
The Lab4Living team would like to welcome delegates from around the world to Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University for the inaugural Design 4 Health conference and exhibition, which begins today.
Latest project updates
Dream Box
Welcome to our Dream Box galleries. What is important to you?
‘Stigmas’ provocative living room furniture
A collection of adapted artefacts attempting to provoke consideration of functional restrictions brought on by age…
Tacmap user testing
‘…it is great to be able to go in a room like the toilets and to know where the basins, the WC and the hand dryers are…’