Tag Archives: universal design

Age-Old Designs: Time to Retire Mid-Century Modernism?!

Age-Old Designs: Time to Retire Mid-Century Modernism?!

Craighton Berman has an uncanny grasp on design and humor, blending them together in both his real-life projects and playfully-sketched cartoons showing a different perspective on modernist classics.

The Barcelona Chair, well, just add wheels. The La-Z-Boy already has age-related association [Read More…]

Power Socket SWITCH No Need To Unplug

Power Socket SWITCH No Need To Unplug

Keep getting to slammed for not switching off the mains or unplugging your gadgets? It’s not that people are reckless or unconcerned about the environment, but sometimes simple and easy things like this becomes too much of an effort. So should we mop around for allowing Stand-By Power to contribute [Read More…]

Construction Equipment Flatware For Kids (And Shameless Adults)

Construction Equipment Flatware For Kids (And Shameless Adults)

This set of Constructive Eating Kids’ Utensils costs $20 but some of the proceeds go to funding health services for children. So that’s cool. Plus, heavy machinery, how can you go wrong? BEEP BEEP — back that thing up and dump some mashed potatoes IN MY MOUTH!

Transform mealtime into an educa [Read More…]

Braun V-Stol Bathing System for Patients

Braun V-Stol Bathing System for Patients

For those of you who have nursed an ill or bedridden family member, you’ll agree that giving them a bath is the most time consuming and fragile moment. Transporting them to and from the showers & keeping them steady during the bath can be a draining experience. The Braun V-Stol System looks at c [Read More…]

CARRIER Robotic Wheelchair

CARRIER Robotic Wheelchair

Wheelchairs are a dime a dozen but the advent of advance and affordable robotics is truly enabling the disabled. The CARRIER Wheelchair does almost everything – making sure the user is fully independent, capable of traversing any terrain and situation.

The frame is specially shaped to maneuver ov [Read More…]