Last night I was in Brighton showcasing some of the work from our "Designing for the Future" Competition at the international Science of Ageing Conference organised by BSRA (British Society for Research on Ageing). If the assembled scientists were surprised to be infiltrated by product designers, they did not show it and
We were thrilled to be invited to showcase our “Designing for the Future” University of Brighton student competition at this year’s Mobility Roadshow. The Design Zone, run in association with the Royal College of Art/Helen Hamlyn Centre, featured examples of innovative and new designs in independent living. Curators Denise Stephens of Enabled by Design and Hayley
With much in the news about the isolation of the elderly, Dean Raine of Homeshare Eden describes a unique and fascinating intergenerational project getting underway in Cumbria Homeshare is a new scheme for Eden, Cumbria. It is operated by Age UK Carlisle and Eden, receiving funding from The Housing Action Charity (HACT). The scheme
Last week I went to the University of Brighton to catch up with the students entering our "Designing for the Future" competition. This is the second year we have run this competition which encourages young designers to design a new product which addresses one or more of the challenges associated with ageing
Joint Second: Lucy Martlew The Light Bulb Changer is designed to help people who are less dexterous, disabled or have difficulties using a step ladder to change a light bulb. This innovative product has a silicon finger print grip on the claw providing a strong and safe way to hold the bulb;
And the runners up were... Joint Second: James Delve The Boiling Mug is intended to challenge many of the issues associated with ageing, such as problems with manual dexterity. Additionally the product is intended to reinvent the way in which we think about creating a hot drink, while increasing the energy efficiency of
It is fantastic to see so much media interest in Collyer's student, Glenn Crombie's DFF winning pull-out plug socket idea! International online design magazine, Core77 reported : "One of the funniest things I ever saw during my corporate design years was the tech support guy who was trying to get fired. He never
We are delighted to announce that sixth form student, Glenn Crombie has won first prize in The Future Perfect Company and Collyer’scompetition to encourage young designers to think about the challenges that an ageing population presents – and to create innovative, attractive and aspirational designs that allow people to continue to live enjoyable, active and
