Last Thursday, I was invited to talk at the Aging 2.0 event at Google's super cool CampusLondon venue. Aging 2.0 is a global network of innovators working in the 50+ market who are intent on accelerating innovation to improve the quality of life for older adults around the world. This was a pivotal event for me
A very busy Summer saw us showcasing our Designing for the Future competition at various events throughout the country culminating last weekend with a pop up gallery at Generation Expo at the Brighton Centre. Generation Expo is a new lifestyle event aimed at the over 40s which combines an eclectic mix of music,
I have just written a guest blog about our Designing for the Future" competition for the International Longevity Centre. The ILC-UK is a think-tank focussing on longevity, ageing and population change. Baroness Greengross is the ILC's Chief Executive. To read the blog, visit HERE
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
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 the winner of the "Designing for the Future" competition is BA (Hons) 3D Design second year student, Harry Trimble. Harry won first prize in The Future Perfect Company and University of Brighton competition to encourage designers to think about the challenges that an ageing population presents – and to
