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  • Whitten Architects places single-storey Maine home on stilts to "evoke a treehouse"

    Whitten Architects clad this Maine retreat with Eastern cedar and placed it on stilts on a steep site so that the single-storey structure would seem like a treehouse. More

    James Brillon | 14 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Subscription cookery kit is designed to help elderly women socialise

    Central Saint Martins' graduate Magda Sabatowska has devised a cooking kit to help isolated elderly female residents of housing estates in Poland socialise with their neighbours. More

    Ali Morris | 18 July 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Shiro Studio's 3D-printed walking stick combats the stigma of mobility aids

    Shiro Studio has worked with engineering firm Arup to create a 3D-printed walking stick that its hope users will be proud to use, rather than embarrassed. More

    Alice Morby | 11 August 2017 | 34 comments
  • Concept apartment by Future Facility gives older residents "revolutionary domestic independence"

    This installation at London's Design Museum strips household appliances back to their basics to make operation easier for an ageing population. More

    Alice Morby | 25 January 2017 | 11 comments
  • "The stigma of growing old needs to be creatively challenged"

    Designers need to overcome deep-rooted stereotypes and take on the challenges presented by ageing populations, says Jeremy Myerson, curator of the New Old exhibition that just opened at London's Design Museum. More

    Jeremy Myerson | 16 January 2017 | 8 comments
  • Yves Béhar's Aura Power Clothing helps the elderly with mobility

    These responsive garments by Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject feature "electric muscles" that assist elderly wearers to walk, stand up and climb stairs. More

    Alice Morby | 12 January 2017 | 5 comments
  • Design Museum showcases six projects that aim to make life better for older people

    A scooter that doubles as a trolley bag, an intuitive robot companion and a garden room dedicated to conversation are among the six projects commissioned by London's Design Museum to tackle the challenges of ageing populations. More

    Amy Frearson | 12 January 2017 | 2 comments
  • PriestmanGoode's Scooter For Life encourages older people to stay active for longer

    This scooter with an trolley-like storage compartment was designed by London studio PriestmanGoode to make it easier for people with limited mobility to get around. More

    Alice Morby | 12 January 2017 | 10 comments
  • ElliQ robot by Yves Béhar helps older adults stay connected to the world

    Yves Béhar's Fuseproject studio has designed an "emotionally intelligent robotic companion", which is intended to help the ageing population connect with technology and continue learning in later life. More

    Alice Morby | 11 January 2017 | 2 comments
  • Pollard Thomas Edwards completes UK's first over 50s co-housing scheme

    Pollard Thomas Edwards has completed the UK's first co-housing project for older residents in north London, comprising brick mews houses arranged around a communal garden. More

    Jessica Mairs | 9 December 2016 | 7 comments
  • No Country For Old Men by Lanzavecchia + Wai

    Italian-Singaporean designers Lanzavecchia + Wai have designed a collection of aids for the elderly with styling that's more domestic than medical. More

    Rose Etherington | 16 May 2012 | 20 comments

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Tables, design chairs and stone floors at Designmuseum cafe

Tom Kundig designs Truckee home with metal "treehouse" for Faulkner Architects founder

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Studio Other Spaces creates colourful conical glass pavilion for Californian winery

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