by Rachel | Jul 12, 2021 | arts, celtic, crafts, craftspeople, Design, Empathy, heritage, Identity, Inclusion, Mental Health
This post was inspired by a throwaway comment my “very grown-up” son made about my recent project Wicklow Marketplace I have a tendency to talk about the projects I’m involved in a lot and he thought it was amusing to call it “RachBook”...
by Rachel | Apr 1, 2017 | Accessibility, Design, Healthcare, Identity, Inclusion
The Department of Health and the HSE deliver a system to citizens, which is inefficient yet not inexpensive. Under-resourced departments and the lack of connected services are costing people lack of human dignity, stolen moments with loved ones and needless suffering....
by Rachel | Mar 30, 2017 | Accessibility, Built Environment, Design, Photography
Homelessness is endemic of a failed banking system in Ireland. To our shame as a country the ripple effects of the crash are still being felt by families and individuals almost 9 years on in 2017 . Long term unemployment in rural Ireland is compounded by the barriers...
by Rachel | Mar 30, 2017 | Built Environment, Design, Photography
Encouraging society to participate from the beginning can avoid embarrassing, disabling design. How a design acts and reacts to different environments can expose flaws in the early stages of a project. What’s so bad about creating my own designs? You need to...
by Rachel | Jan 14, 2017 | Accessibility, Built Environment, Design, Inclusion
“If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design.” Dr. Ralph Speth, CEO, Jaguar How do we approach the problem? Design is not a straight road, there is an organic process to follow, when combining the existing business...
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