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Dementia Lab 2025: Ethics + Aesthetics in Design

Proceedings of the 7th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2025, March 13–14, 2025, Aveiro, Portugal

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Editors:
  1. Rita Maldonado Branco

    1. Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture (ID+), Department of Communication and Art, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

  2. Daniela Figueiredo

    1. RISEHealth, School of Health Sciences (ESSUA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

  3. Amber De Coen

    1. LUCA School of Arts, KU Leuven, Genk, Belgium

  4. Claire Craig

    1. Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

  • This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
  • Presents innovative design research to support the inclusion and engagement of people with dementia
  • Reflects on the role of design in addressing the challenges of living with dementia, balancing ethics and aesthetics

Part of the book series: Design For Inclusion (DFI, volume 5)

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About this book

This is an open access book. It gathers revised and selected contributions to the 7th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2025, held on March 13–14, 2025, in Aveiro, Portugal, reporting on innovative research aimed at improving the lives of people with dementia, their loved ones, and their caregivers. This edition addresses the theme of ethics + aesthetics in design. Ethics emphasize justice, advocate for inclusive, person-centred practices, and challenge societal stigmas. Aesthetics, beyond beauty, focus on sensory and emotional engagement, which becomes increasingly significant as dementia progresses. Together, these principles guide innovative design approaches that enhance care, identity, and connection. Being organized into three themes, Designing with People with Dementia, Including Design in Dementia Care, and Design within Cultures of Care, this collection highlights research on participation, technology, and the cultural dimensions of care. It also demonstrates the key role of design in creating products and environments that embrace aesthetic value and is expected to challenge stigmas and unrealistic assumptions about people living with dementia

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Table of contents (10 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Designing with People with Dementia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. From Handover to Participation: How Do Handover Approaches Support Participatory Design Together with People with Dementia?

      • Lieke Lenaerts, Niels Hendriks, Andrea Wilkinson
      Pages 3-14Open Access
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    3. Expanding the Concept of Personhood: Towards a Posthumanist Approach to Designing for Dementia

      • Ralf Vetter, Christopher Frauenberger, Anna Dobrosovestnova, Katharina Brunnmayr, Helena Anna Frijns
      Pages 15-26Open Access
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    4. Does the Mind’s Eye Remain Intact? Using Colour to Support the Expression of Everyday Aesthetic Preferences in Dementia

      • Marney Walker
      Pages 27-41Open Access
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    5. How Framing Shapes Dementia Research and Design: Subliminal Influences and Considerations

      • Lisa Bormans, Baldwin Van Gorp
      Pages 43-51Open Access
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    6. Multi-user Virtual Reality for Social Connectedness: Exploring the Design Preferences of People Living with Dementia and Their Support Persons

      • Aisling Flynn, Gearóid Reilly, David Healy, Attracta Brennan, Sam Redfern, Marguerite Barry et al.
      Pages 53-66Open Access
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  3. Including Design in Dementia Care

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Social Robots at Play: Enhancing Social Interaction and Well-Being for People with Advanced Dementia and Their Ecosystem in a Secured Care Context

      • David Unbehaun, Elisabeth Raß, Jutta Tandler, Gaby Lenz, Volker Wulf
      Pages 69-82Open Access
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    3. Leveraging Co-Design Activities in a Learning Community to Enhance Technology Acceptance in Dementia Care

      • Sanne Beijer, Karlijn van Rijen, Leonie Copraij, Rens Brankaert
      Pages 83-99Open Access
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    4. Artefacts in Action: Facilitating Positive Person Work in Dementia Group Living Environment

      • Rising Lai, Niels Hendriks, Andrea Wilkinson, Sara Laureen Bartels
      Pages 101-118Open Access
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  5. Back Matter

    Pages 145-145
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture (ID+), Department of Communication and Art, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Rita Maldonado Branco

  • RISEHealth, School of Health Sciences (ESSUA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Daniela Figueiredo

  • LUCA School of Arts, KU Leuven, Genk, Belgium

    Amber De Coen

  • Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

    Claire Craig

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dementia Lab 2025: Ethics + Aesthetics in Design

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 7th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2025, March 13–14, 2025, Aveiro, Portugal

  • Editors: Rita Maldonado Branco, Daniela Figueiredo, Amber De Coen, Claire Craig

  • Series Title: Design For Inclusion

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84901-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2025

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-84900-8Published: 31 March 2025

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-84903-9Due: 14 April 2026

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-84901-5Published: 30 March 2025

  • Series ISSN: 2662-5644

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-5652

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 145

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Industrial Design, Aesthetics, Engineering Ethics

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