Design for Future

17 to 20 January 2024

The Design for Future Exhibition is based on six student live projects at Global Smart Lab and two research projects at the Design Department at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.  

  • App-based user interface design for a wearable healthcare product
  • Smart Retail Design for Healthy Ageing 
  • ParentMood App: Designing for predicting postnatal depression 
  • 878 AD: Evaluation of the new Anglo-Saxon Visitor Attraction in Winchester 
  • Smart Design for Obesity 
  • Milestones Christmas: Museum experience design 
  • Following the fish: Biennale Architettura di Venezia 
  • Museum Experience Design in a Rapidly Transforming Digital World 

In these projects, our students and staff worked with expertise from a variety of disciplines, including design, engineering, computer sciences, psychology, health sciences, cultural heritage and museum studies, exploring how smart technologies can be applied to improve people’s quality of life and make our society more inclusive.  

Promotional poster for the "Design for Future Exhibition" at Winchester Gallery, Winchester, held from January 17–20, 2024, 10 AM to 4 PM, organized by the University of Southampton.

The Exhibition presented key findings together with several newly designed product and service concepts that could improve people’s quality of life from diverse perspectives. Visitors were invited to reflect on how some of these new designs seek to change the future world through better design, and experience these through immersive VR games.

A person wearing a virtual reality headset and holding controllers interacts with a simulated environment in a room designed to look like a grocery store aisle. Shelves in the background are stocked with colorful cereal boxes and jarred goods.
A person wearing a virtual reality headset and holding controllers interacts with a simulated environment in a room designed to look like a grocery store aisle. Shelves in the background are stocked with colorful cereal boxes and jarred goods.A person wearing a virtual reality headset and holding controllers interacts with a digital experience in an exhibition space. A large monitor on the wall displays a grayscale virtual environment with architectural elements.A room designed to resemble a small grocery store features shelves lined with colorful packaged goods, including cereals and canned items, on three walls. In the foreground, there is a desk with a monitor and VR equipment, and a black chair facing the display.A gallery display features large posters on white walls showcasing app interface designs and informational graphics, primarily in purple and blue tones. In the center, a mannequin dressed in a yellow crop top and black leggings stands on a metal stand.A gallery corner displays posters with black and pink text on white backgrounds, featuring design concepts and written content. In the foreground, part of a suspended fabric printed with various black and colored shapes is visible, and a monitor is mounted on the left wall.
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