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DFF 2017 gets underway

We were excited yesterday to launch Designing for the Future 2017 at the University of Brighton's newly refurbished Edward Street building. Now in its eighth year, hundreds of UK design students have taken part in this project devised by Philippa Aldrich of The Future Perfect Company to encourage designers to consider the challenges of ageing

2017-02-08T11:34:19+00:00DFF, DFF-Brighton, TFPC|

SEEFA & AGE UK

Peter Dale from South EastEngland Forum on Ageing (SEEFA) was one of our Designing for the Future judges this year and Philippa was delighted to be asked by him to join the AGE UK and SEEFA Policy Panel on Later Life and Ageing at the stunning Royal Air Force Club in London in November. SEEFA and Age UK

2017-02-03T14:15:10+00:00DFF, TFPC|

Design students tackle back pain, seat belts & memory loss in DFF 2015 Awards

Back pain, tricky seat belts and memory loss were some of the challenges targeted by this year’s Designing for the Future entrants. 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 issues affecting our ageing population –

2017-01-24T13:40:27+00:00DFF-Brighton|

Dial phone inspired pill box wins DFF Collyers

A dial phone-inspired pill box has won this year’s Designing for the Future Competition at The College of Richard Collyer. Designing for the Future,encourages student designers to think about the challenges affecting our ageing population – and to create innovative and attractive designs which allow older people to continue to live meaningful, enjoyable, active

2017-01-24T12:24:49+00:00DFF, DFF-Collyers|

Future proofing our later lives

Our last blog post talked about my personal experience of how my late mother-in-law used or ignored assistive technology, those adaptations or bits of kits designed to make getting older easier. Here, occupational therapist, Maggie Winchcombe of Years Ahead, shares her thoughts and expertise:  To start with your second-to-last question first... is your experience

2017-01-25T17:24:51+00:00TFPC|