A jug designed for stroke patients which incorporates rehabilitation into everyday lives has won this year’s prestigious “Designing for the Future” Competition at the University of Brighton. “Designing for the Future” run by The Future Perfect Company in conjunction with the University of Brighton encourages student designers to think about the challenges and
Today Designing for the Future alumni, Hanna Mawbey and Holly Alexander are at the Ergonomics & Human Factors 2014 Conference hosted by the University of Southampton. Invited by Dr Eddy Elton of University of Brighton, Hanna Mawbey is showcasing her work to develop aesthetically pleasing medical aids and Holly Alexander her multi-generational prize winning
A story telling app and a sensory blanket have won this year’s student design for aging competition, “Designing for the Future”. “Designing for the Future” run by The Future Perfect Company in conjunction with the University of Brighton is now in its fourth year and encourages student designers to think about the challenges
One of the highlights of the "Designing for the Future" Competition over the past couple of years has been seeing the project's alumni continuing to explore the themes from the Competition into their final year. Last year, Joshua Barnes entered the "Designing for the Future" Competiton with his Memory Decanter. This year Josh's digital quilts were the
More designs here from our "Designing for the Future" student design competition. Prosopagnosia device by Isobel Goodacre Isobel Goodacre's design aims to help people with prosopagnosia, which is commonly known as face-blindness. Prosopagnosia affects approximately 2.5% of the population and can result from stroke, traumatic brain injury, or certain neurodegenerative diseases and culminates in the total loss of
Our student design competition, Designing for the Future, stepped up a gear this year with winners being offered a mentoring package in addition to a cash prize. “Designing for the Future” run by The Future Perfect Company in conjunction with the University of Brighton is now in its third year and encourages student designers
Last week we announced the winners of our student design competitiion. “Designing for the Future” run by The Future Perfect Company in conjunction with the University of Brighton is now in its third year and encourages student designers to think about the challenges and issues affecting our ageing population – and to create
Memory Decanter by Joshua Barnes Joshua's Memory Decanter is a decanter that provides access to a person’s digital archive. By scanning the QR codes that have been laser etched into the crystal decanter, the reader is then linked into an online data storage website created by the decanter’s original owner. Joshua explains : "This
What if your inhaler was made out of sterling silver or your pill dispenser looked like a beautiful necklace? Would you be less likely to leave them at home? Student designer Hanna Mawbey from the University of Brighton has been researching whether carefully designed, aesthetically pleasing medical equipment can bring about a stronger
A Living Memorial Stone and an electronic supermarket navigator have won this year’s “Designing for the Future" Competition run by The Future Perfect Company in conjunction with the University of Brighton. The competition, now in its second year, encourages student designers to think about the challenges and issues affecting our ageing population –
