Connecting Students and Seniors to Solve Real-World Challenges using 3D Printing
World Maker Faire New York 2018
September 22nd-23rd
Here we share the process and findings from a pilot workshop offered in Spring 2018 where 6 senior community members were paired with 12 graduate students in a MakerLAB at Cornell Tech to work together and design|make a real-world product that could address a challenge posted by the senior citizens.
NITI PARIKH
Niti is a designer/maker and Creative Lead for the Maker LAB at Cornell Tech. She has over 12+ years of experience in the field of Interior Architecture and Sustainable Mfg. After her masters in Interior Architecture from RISD she worked for LMN Architects in Seattle. In 2008, she started her own design studio (NPS) which practices modern day crafts to solve design problems big and small.
