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Inclusive kettle wins DFF Collyer’s 2016

A modern, stylish and inclusive kettle wins this year’s Designing for the Future Competition at The College of Richard Collyer. Designing for the Future, run by The Future Perfect Company, encourages student designers to think about the challenges affecting our ageing population – and to create innovative and attractive designs which allow older people

2017-02-01T10:59:06+00:00DFF-Collyers, TFPC|

Comfortable but stylish fashion for older women

I was really excited to come across a new accessible fashion website today.   The Able Label purports to provide "quality, stylish clothes with adapted designs and hidden extras that make self-dressing easier for those with dressing difficulties". And the most exciting aspect is that the clothes really do look stylish.  Something that can seldom

2017-02-01T11:01:58+00:00TFPC|

Catching up with Designing for the Future at Collyers

Just before Christmas we met again with this year’s Designing for the Future’s A level students at Collyer’s Sixth Form College to review their product ideas. It was really good to see these students focussing on the needs of older people and considering the aesthetics as well as the functionality of their designs. The

2017-01-24T11:41:17+00:00DFF-Collyers|