Designing for wellbeing

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Design, wellbeing and
design for wellbeing
Turkka Keinonen
The Department of Design at Aalto University School
of Arts, Design and Architecture focused on designing
for wellbeing during Helsinki’s year as World
Design Capital in 2012. The focus on wellbeing has
meant a continuation of our long-term shift from
material objects to the immaterial ways things and
systems are organised to create conditions where
people are supported and taken care of, and where
they can take care of themselves and each other.
This book summarises our experiences during the
365 Wellbeing programme in two ways. First, it showcases
a generous sample of our students’ design
results in the field of design for wellbeing. Second,
it includes a series of articles written by researchers
reflecting several aspects of our work.
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