WE ARE MORE EQUIPPED AND BETTER ENTERTAINED THAN EVER, BUT WE AREN’T EXACTLY WELL. CALL IT THE PARADOX OF PROGRESS. COULD THE POWER OF DESIGN BE OUR SALVATION? WORDS: CHARLIE KEATON Forget political gridlock and never-ending debates about policy reform. In the face of a national health crisis, a wave of integrated design innovations, from facilities to technologies...Read More
A NEW YEAR INEVITABLY BRINGS WITH IT THE RESOLUTION TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF OURSELVES. NOW MORE THAN EVER, TECHNOLOGY PLAYS A ROLE IN THAT STRUGGLE. WANT TO GET IN BETTER SHAPE? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT. The average American now accesses more than 26 different apps per month, spending well over 37 hours Tweeting, Snapchatting, or crushing candy. But...Read More
The average American works 47 hours per week, highest in the industrialized world, while also taking fewer vacation days and retiring later in life. Which means that when it comes to maintaining proper physical and mental wellbeing, getting to the gym a few days per week isn’t nearly enough. More and more, employers recognize the need for workspaces that...Read More
Medical science has evolved so rapidly in the past decade that it’s nearly impossible to talk about newly constructed facilities without using words like “futuristic” or “science fiction.” Operating rooms, in particular, have been ground zero for advancements that incorporate everything from industrial robotic technology to digital imaging that allows for the kind of non-invasive...Read More
Sleep: necessary, glorious, and often elusive. According to even the most conservative estimates, 40 percent of adults don’t get the recommended seven hours per night—and even among those who do reach that magical threshold, quantity doesn’t always equal quality. As a result, millions of Americans wander through life, zombie-like, in a fog of drowsy irritability....Read More
In the winter 2015/2016 issue of Modern In Denver, we featured the comprehensive, six-part story, “Designing Wellness.” From Apple to apps, here are some tech-foward, well-designed health products to, well, get you well. QARDIOBASE The rapid evolution of health technology has tipped the scales—literally. Qardiobase is a fully integrated “smart scale” that measures not just your weight,...Read More
