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Paulina Garcia Chapoy

 

Self-Medication as Self-Care

Studium: BA Industrial Design
Jahr: 2026
Mentor:innen: Prof. Werner Baumhakl


A diagnosis can change your routine overnight. Suddenly, healing means having to inject yourself again and again, at home, at work and even in public.

This cartridge-based auto-injector was designed to transform a moment of tension into a ritual of self-care. Through its form, materiality and interaction, it reframes self-medication as something personal, calm and intentional.

A cartridge with medicine and needle, reduces wastes and allows the device to stay with the user, adapting to the person’s life instead of forcing life around treatment.

Because you are not just a patient, but a person seeking autonomy, well being and the desire to care for yourself.