Gregor Timlin
Gregor Timlin (BA (DIT) Dublin; MA (RCA) London) is Senior Research Associate at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design and lectures in design fundamentals at the Dublin Institute of Technology
His research for the Helen Hamlyn Centre concerns aging, population change and the rise in late onset dementia in world populations. He is currently working to map user needs for people in all stages of dementia so that care home design and services can be better targeted to maintaining user ability and improving quality of life.
Gregor has a background in industrial design and applied design research. He practices as a freelance designer with “Propwork”, a design collective based in Sommerset House and has worked for numerous clients including, London Design Museam, WIL, The Barbican and the V&A.
Publications
Design for Dementia: improving dining and bedroom environments in care homes
Published by Helen Hamlyn Centre, Royal College of Art, 2010
ISBN: 978-1-907342-27-1
This book describes a two-year collaborative research project between the Helen Hamlyn Centre at the Royal College of Art and Bupa. It explores how a better product and environmental design can improve quality of life for care home residents with dementia.
Professional Commitments
Workshop leader for the Design Museum, a three day workshop introducing students to the principles of inclusive design, 25-17 Oct 2010
Workshop leader for the Design Museum, one day intensive workshop for the winners of the Design Museum’s Annual Design Graduate Competition, 26 April 2010
Workshop leader for the Dublin Institute of Technology, one day interdisciplinary workshop introducing the principles of inclusive design, 9 April 2010
Workshop leader for the Royal College of Art, workshop run with Jurgen Bey to introduce product design students to the value of user based research methods, 1-5 Dec 2009
Workshop leader for Reach Out RCA, to introduce GCSE students to inclusive design, 26-27 Jun 2009