The idea for this project stems from my visits to a caregiving facility. The facility I visited was very patient and provides comfort; caring for, feeding, and changing patients with cognitive impairments and dimentia. 

Even amidst the care and comfort, there would be three main issues; the few opportunities to conversation,  lack of variety in types of food, and a patients own independence. All three have one thing in common, that is they provide a challenge for our mind; small daily activities and routine that keep us sharp. One thing I noticed during a patients routine were the utensils and plates. Color coded in seperate sections, they were meant to build pattern recognition and easy understanding when eating independently. 

Lazy susans are used regularly in dimsum restaurants to house large parties of people: family gatherings and get-togethers. Small plates and entrees and soups and desserts all at once. The table is spinning, heads are spinning, and the conversation begins flowing. 

Lazy Suzanne should uphold all of these values, only much simpler. Patients require much quieter spaces and more organisation during meals. Creating an enviornment that’s easy for them to navigate comes first. 

The Lazy Suzanne isn’t much of a product and more of an implementation towards pattern recognition and communication through story telling.