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Architecture
Psychologist's office and tranquil garden hidden behind concrete wall in Uruguay
Architects Pedro Livni and Rafael Solano have created a psychologist's office behind a tall concrete wall in Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay. More
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Projects Office designs non-institutional interior for mental health facility in Edinburgh
London studio Projects Office has used seaside-inspired colours and imagery to create a comfortable but practical interior for a mental health unit at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh. More
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Home Pharmacy is an interactive wall hanging infused with essential oils
Home Pharmacy is a plant-themed decorative textile wall hanging that comes with switchable paper petals infused with peppermint and lavender. More
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Focus Ex is a digital reading aid for people with ADHD
Hungarian designer Vatány Szabolcs has created a font and browser extension to make it easier for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, to concentrate when reading online content. More
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Balisa therapy tools help patients visualise their healing process
Spanish design student Ariadna Sala Nadal has developed a series of mental health tools for survivors of child sexual abuse, to help make their emotions more tangible and thus easier to communicate. More
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Coronavirus pandemic causing "significant decline" in UK architects' mental health
Loneliness, money worries and the stress of trying to juggle working from home with caring commitments has had a negative impact on architects' mental health, the RIBA has warned. More
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Yaara Nusboim designs therapy dolls for children struggling with emotional trauma
Israeli designer Yaara Nusboim has developed a series of wooden toys in collaboration with child psychologists, that can help kids process difficult or repressed emotions as part of the therapeutic process. More
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Dosist sets out to redefine edible cannabis products with Dose Dial
Los Angeles-based brand Dosist has designed a "sleek and discreet" cannabis dispenser called Dose Dial, which issues dose-controlled tablets. More
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Cameron Clarke proposes introducing mental health facilities to Beijing's hutongs
Cameron Clarke has proposed integrating a series of community healthcare facilities into Beijing's hutongs to help alleviate China's mental health crisis. More
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Architecture students "considered suicide" over long hours, say #dezeenchat participants
The demands placed on architecture students is leading to burnout, mental-health issues and even thoughts of suicide, according readers participating in a social-media discussion about design education organised by Dezeen. More
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Morrama's "smarter phone" concepts aim to enhance your wellbeing
Smartphone users can easily switch their devices from full functionality to minimal "mindful" modes in these concepts by UK design agency Morrama. More
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Puma Blue's Simpsons-esque music video explores feelings of depression
Floating cigarettes and fish-headed jazz players feature in Puma Blue's surreal new music video for track As Is, which is directed by Alice Bloomfield. More
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White Arkitekter to create psychiatric clinic in Greenland
Scandinavian architecture firm White Arkitekter has unveiled plans to build a pale yellow psychiatric clinic in Nuuk, Greenland, which will frame views of the surrounding arctic landscape. More
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Climbing wall and swing promote play at Hibinosekkei's Tokyo childcare centre
Japanese architecture studio Hibinosekkei incorporated structures intended to encourage play into the interior design of this Tokyo support centre for children with developmental difficulties. More
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Geometric forms and embossed details recall historic predecessors at Spanish psychiatric facility
A team of Spanish architects has modernised a 19th-century psychiatric centre in the city of Pamplona by adding a series of structures with gabled profiles that reference the forms of the existing buildings. More
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Fujita Keisuke uses suicide tweets to explore the effects of digital communication
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fujita Keisuke has made an installation that uses real-time tweets from people expressing suicidal thoughts to activate a motor-powered needle that scratches away at a monolithic block of carbon. More
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Nienke Helder designs therapy tools for women recovering from sexual trauma
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Nienke Helder has created a set of sensory objects that can be used to rehabilitate women affected by sexual abuse. More
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Yi-Fei Chen designs a stool for escaping uncomfortable social situations
Taiwanese designer Yi-Fei Chen has created a chair that explodes if sat on for too long, giving her an excuse to get up and escape an awkward situation. More
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Eight thought-provoking design responses to mental health
For World Mental Health Day, we've rounded up eight designs that address the increasingly prevalent topic of mental wellbeing, including a hand-held anxiety reducer and a metaphorical gun that fires tears.
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Mindnosis kit is designed to help people overcome their mental health issues
After her own negative experiences with mental health services, graduate designer Sara Lopez Ibanez developed a self-assessment kit that lets users figure out the kind of help they need, and where they can get it from. More
