{"id":11912,"date":"2023-05-05T10:48:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T09:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/?p=11912"},"modified":"2023-05-05T10:48:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T09:48:49","slug":"lab4living-heath-reed-adaptable-sink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/lab4living-heath-reed-adaptable-sink\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab4Living&#8217;s adaptable sink design could extend our independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lab4Living&#8217;s adaptable sink design could extend our independence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Hallam&#8217;s innovative <a href=\"https:\/\/lab4living.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lab4Living<\/a> are tackling a problem faced by many people with compromised physical ability &#8211; finding an affordable, easy-to-install, adaptable sink that can they can use independently.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/contactmonkey.com\/api\/v1\/tracker?cm_session=c282e300-261e-467b-b78b-9074b06a51f1&amp;cs=3d6b94fc-9148-4d74-9f9d-e15d94fa3795&amp;cm_type=link&amp;cm_link=faf4580e-d8dd-41d5-a2ae-01ef341385c8&amp;cm_destination=https:\/\/sheffieldhallam.sharepoint.com\/sites\/staffhome\/SitePages\/Low-cost-flexible-sink---another-Hallam-innovation.aspx?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=eilPTi&amp;cid=4ed413dd-75f3-4568-af00-05e167d73cc5\">Hear from Principal Researcher, Heath Reed, to find out more about the project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/staff-profiles\/heath-reed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heath Reed<\/a> currently works as one of the Lead Researchers delivering the E3, Future Home and 100 Year Life Projects at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lab4living.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lab4Living<\/a>. He has a long career in creative practice, working in Design Consultancy since the 1980s and Design research since 2007. He specialises in 3D Design, is fascinated by its role and value as research, and in in areas that show promise to translate to real improvements in quality of life, sustainability and wellbeing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lab4Living&#8217;s adaptable sink design could extend our independence Hallam&#8217;s innovative Lab4Living are tackling a problem faced by many people with compromised physical ability &#8211; finding an affordable, easy-to-install, adaptable sink that can they can use independently. Hear from Principal Researcher, Heath Reed, to find out more about the project. 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