Living by Design
Creative guru Michael Graves turns his attention to improving home health products
From: AARP Bulletin - 09/2006
By: Louise Sloan

For internationally renowned architect and designer Michael Graves, bad
design is painful. 

Graves' partnership with Target Stores is widely credited with making good
design accessible to the masses - he turned out new designs for everything
from toilet brushes to teakettles. The home health-care industry was looking
for the same kind of design revolution. Graves took on the challenge with
both professional and, this time, deeply personal enthusiasm. The initial
product line, which includes such items as a shower massager, illuminated bed
rail, bath bench and folding cane 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourlife/living_by_design.html

Links:
AARP Universal Design
http://www.aarp.org/international/agingadvances/univdesign/

Michael Grave's designs for home health care
http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourlife/graves_gallery.html

Michael Graves & Associates
http://www.michaelgraves.com/

Design for All
http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html?node=1060502

Michael Graves on Design
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/may02/us_design.html

Design for Living
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/85/graves.html