Safe Food, Save Lives

Reactions caused by food allergies can have a significant impact on a person’s lifestyle. A reaction can range from mild to severe, including life-threatening anaphylaxis. Despite the existing food safety rules and guidelines, many Singapore hawker centres continue to provide inadequate food options for people with food allergies. Therefore restricting their access to affordable and safe food. As food allergies continue to become more prevalent, this poses physical, emotional, and economic concerns that must be addressed (Cummings et al., 2010).

The project Safe Food, Save Lives aims to provide creative strategy, solutions and insights into the stakeholder ecosystem along the food allergy journey. While there is currently no way to completely eliminate the risk of food allergies, there are steps that can be taken to mitigate the risk of allergic reactions occurring in hawker centres.

Cummings, A. J., Knibb, R. C., King, R. M., & Lucas, J. S. (2010). The psychosocial impact of food allergy and food hypersensitivity in children, adolescents and their families: a review. Allergy, 65(8), 933–945. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02342.x

Acaraki

Jamu, Indonesian herbal tradition, is a practical wellbeing solution. It also has a deep and profound connection to the philosophy of harmony between humans and the nature, something that many millenials are longing for. ACARAKI aims to become the bridge between the Jamu tradition and the 21st century audience by the means of technology and design process. Through a mobile app, information architecture and an interactive exhibition which will present the Jamu tradition in modern context, Acaraki is designed to be an entry point for everyone who wishes to make their first steps into the world of Jamu.

ACARAKI aims to become the bridge between the Jamu tradition and the 21st century audience by the means of technology and design process. Through a mobile app, information architecture and an interactive exhibition which will present the Jamu tradition in modern context, Acaraki is designed to be an entry point for everyone who wishes to make their first steps into the world of Jamu.