course: INSECTUM / 2014
Design Studio 3 / DSGN3021
NSCAD University
Design Intervention: a mobile infection treatment unit for New Delhi slums
Insect: Apis cerana / Eastern Honeybee (Fabricius, 1793)
Chemical By-Products: 13 lactic acid bacterias
Application: Neo-natal antibiotic
Locale: New Delhi, India
In a recent study scientists found 13 lactic acid bacterias inside the Eastern honey bee’s (Apis cerana) honey stomach that work as a strong natural antibiotic against various infections. The common infection across the different pathogens are nosocomial infections which target hospital patients with suppressed or compromised immune systems. These infections are the cause of 29 percent of neonatal deaths worldwide. India is responsible for over a quarter of the worldwide infections. The Southern region of the New Delhi state in India is the ideal location for the proposed production facilities, 13 LAB: raising the bee and extracting and processing its chemical by-products. Some 49 percent of Delhi’s 17million population live in slums in unsanitary conditions and without access to clean water. When access to water is available, families are only allowed 20 litres per week. Though they have access to water, it is often contaminated and children get sick two or three times a month.
This design intervention has four components: a panel van upgrade with a new interior, an antibiotic delivery system and the facility’s identity. A Mercedes Sprinter 3500 High Roof 170’ EXT panel van is installed with the battery and solar power technology of India’s Mahrindra Reva. To address the unsanitary water in India’s slums, the van is fitted with a water filtration unit. The interior of the van uses space-saving techniques to create four areas of
patient treatment.
The system of treatment utilizes the interior and exterior spaces around the van to a create a specialized “route” of treatment for each level of infection severity. The van arrives at its destination at 9am and services a community until 6pm. During the nine hour time frame, the health professionals care for individuals with mild to serious infections. For critical infections, the vehicle and staff attend to the patient while awaiting an ambulance to transport them to a private facility for further treatment.
course: Independent Study / 2014
NSCAD University, Canada
Design Intervention: A-POD, a system of releasing transgenic mosquitos via a network of bicycles
Insect: Aedes aegypti OX513A / mosquito (transgenic)
City/Country: Mumbai, India
This project focuses on decreasing the population of an invasive and harmful species of mosquito, Aedes aegypti. This mosquito carries and spreads the disease, dengue fever, which affects large populations annually and can be fatal. Oxitec is a company that has developed a genetically modified species of mosquito called Aedes aegypti OX513A. This species is identical to the natural version except that this it is sterile. The offspring die before they can reach maturity, vastly decreasing the population in any given area of release. Oxitec has performed several field tests of Aedes aegypti OX513A, all of which have shown a staggering drop in population of the mosquito with no negative side effects to any other species.
The design intervention in this project is a mosquito release container called A-POD, Air-Powered OX513A Dispenser. It is part of a larger system which includes a smartphone app designed to track the release of OX513A mosquitos, as well as the cyclists that transport the release containers around the proposed city.
Connell is short listed for The Undergraduate Awards in the category of Visual Arts & Design. He submitted the paper on this project, titled "Air-Powered OX513A Dispenser (A-POD)," which made it to the top 10% of all submissions in the Visual Arts & Design category.
On September 23rd, 2015 the winner will be announced in this category. Awards will be given out at The Undergraduate Awards Global Summit November 10th–13th in Dublin, Ireland. Connell has been invited to the summit as a “Highly Commended Entrant” regardless of whether or not he wins this award.
course: SEED / 2013
Design Studio 3 / DSGN 3021
NSCAD University, Canada
Design Intervention: brand identity guide / rebranding the Brazilian company Raizen for the Iraq market
Seed: Saccharum officinarum / Drought Tolerant Sugarcane (genetically modified)
Application: electricity generation
Country: Iraq
Typically sugarcane needs to be grown in tropical areas. It needs around 1200 mm annual rainfall. The Brazilian company EMBAEPA took the drought tolerant gene from the Arabidopsis plant and combined it with the sugarcane plant. This now makes growing sugarcane in a dry climates possible, as it only needs 500–600 mm annual rainfall.
Sugarcane is the main plant to produce sugar. However, new technology now exists that uses sugarcane to generate electricity. In the process of extracting its juices the fibrous matter left behind in a crashing machine is called bagasse, this can be burned in a boiler to produce steam, and in turn this steam can be used to create the power to generate electricity.
Iraq has been suffering from drought for many years. In 2012 600 mm of rain fell. Iraq also has a very serious electricity crisis. Every family during 2012 had only 10 hours of electricity a day. Iraq imports natural gas from Iran to generate its power, and that impacts sanctions that the U.S. imposes on Iran. Drought tolerant sugarcane could be a plant that could both fit the dry climate in Iraq and solve the electricity crisis.
Raizen is the fifth largest sugarcane energy company in Brazil. It has experience in using sugarcane to generate electricity, hence would be a good company to introduce into the Iraq market. It is then necessary to redesign Raizen’s identity for this new market, to not only address this new cultural context but also the Arabic language for readability.
The proposed new logo derives its shape from the sugarcane leaf; three sugarcane leaves comprise a chain. The chain represents the complete scope of the company’s business, from planting and processing the sugarcane, to generating electricity. Also, like part of the DNA double helix, the logo symbolizes the genetically modified technology the company relies on for this robust strand of sugarcane seed.
course: SEED / 2013
Design Studio 3 / DSGN 3021
NSCAD University
Design Intervention: a condom with an organic Spermicide and STD inhibiting lubricant with packaging
Seed: Azadirachta indica / Neem
Application: spermicide
Country: Brazil
A total of 10.3 million Brazilians suffer or have suffered from some kind of sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to a study released by Brazil’s Health Ministry. Among those infected, 6.6 million are men and 3.7 million are women.
Neem is beneficial in addressing Brazil’s current issues of STDs and the ongoing global problem of overpopulation. Brazil also has the perfect climate to grow the neem tree. The tree produces all the chemicals needed to make a spermicidal lubricant capable of inhibiting the spread of many of the world’s STDs.
Studies carried out in 1991 indicates that neem oil carries the volatile fraction coded Nim-76, which has been proven to have anti-fertility properties. This has gone through human testing with a 100% success rate as a spermicide and unlike most mass produced spermicides this is an all organic compound with no negative consequences on the test subjects. Another important chemical compound in neem oil is Azadirachtin. It has also been proven to have inhibitory effects on a wide spectrum of microorganisms including: Neisserig Gonorrhoea (Gonorrhoea), The Multi-Drug Resistant Staphylococcus Aareas (MRSA), Urinary Tract E. Coli, Herpes Simplex-2, and HIV-1.
This project proposes a condom that has a spermicidal, STD inhibiting lubricant fail-safe. The neem provides an opportunity to create a condom that is thinner, with less coverage and more sensual for both men and women. Thin condoms often have a greater chance of ripping. Condoms with less coverage have not been explored by the condom industry, due mainly to a lack of technology. Similar to the Origami condom, this condom will loosen up at the tip of the penis to allow for more movement and as a result more stimulation. Also by removing sections of the condom near the middle it allows women to experience a bare sensation.
The condom’s brand design reflects aspects of Brazilian street art in an attempt to make it more relevant to the general public in Brazil. The name of the condom “Nu” comes from the Portuguese word “naked.”
course: SEED / 2013
Design Studio 3 / DSGN 3021
ノバスコシア芸術デザイン大学, カナダ
Design Intervention: Algae photobioreactor
種：スピルリナ（ユレモ）
Application: air purifier
場所：国際宇宙ステーション
目的：スピルリナを用いて、二酸化炭素から酸素を生産する。電気分解を用い、水から酸素を抽出する現行の装置と異なり、このシステムは排出された二酸化炭素と水を組み合わせて酸素を生み出す。そのため、必要な水の量が現在の半分であり、水の輸送のコストを削減することができる。
course: SEED / 2011
Design Studio 3 / DSGN 3021
ノバスコシア芸術デザイン大学, カナダ
Design Intervention: A device to assist the pharmacist-farmers with the preparation of an edible cure
種：ジャガイモ (genetically modified)
場所：インド
目的：インドは糖尿病の人口割合が世界最高であり、その総数は五千万人に達している。一人あたり一日四回のインスリン注射が必要とされ、その総量は膨大である。そこでこのプロジェクトでは、ジャガイモに糖尿病のワクチンを植えつけ、これを一度摂取すると、膵臓のインスリンを生産する細胞が再生する。それにより、インスリンの供給不足を解決する。そのために、病院において特殊なジャガイモを生産する農業者という新たな仕事を作る。また、このようにジャガイモを加工するための、目盛つきのまな板もデザインした
course: SEED / 2011年
Design Studio 3 / DSGN 3021
ノバスコシア芸術デザイン大学, カナダ
Design Intervention: demonstrative expo and invitation enrollment system
種： Micro Algae ONC-T18-B
Application: Biofuel
場所： Brazil
Course: SEED / 2011
Design Studio 3/ DSGN 3021
NSCAD University, Canada
Design Intervention: Brand Identity Guide for the Toyota Prius
Seed: Canadian Anka Hemp Seed
Application: Hemp produced interior automobile products
Country: Japan (Tohoku region)
After Japan’s Great Tohoku Earthquake of March 2011, innovative solutions to revitalize the agricultural industry of the region are needed. In order to apply a new system of agricultural production, the hemp seed is implemented by Toyota, whereby tasks are managed within the system such as communication with farmers regarding new growing techniques, the processing and manipulation of hemp, and the manufacturing of automobile parts from hemp. With this new system of agriculture and manufacturing in place, how then can a brand sensitively engage with regional tradition while at the same time educate, memorialize and campaign reconstruction efforts in a global consumer market? How can a new brand campaign be created to seamlessly integrate into Toyota's standards and beliefs? How can an identity physically engage with the driver or passenger?
