This installation at London’s Design Museum strips household appliances back to their basics to make operation easier for an ageing population.
The Amazin Apartment installation was designed by Future Facility – a branch of London studio Industrial Facility founded by designers Sam Hecht and Kim Colin.
It was commissioned for the New Old exhibition at the Design Museum, which asks designers to propose ideas that improve the lifestyle of the rapidly growing ageing population.
For their offering, Hecht and Colin explored the idea that digital technology intended to make our lives simpler doesn’t necessarily aid older generations.
“As we age, we become less likely to navigate the conditions that shops and manufacturers require of youthful consumers,” they said. “This puts the ageing population in an unfortunate position – abandoned at the exact moment when they need better products, increased assistance and servicing.”
“Alienated by the speed of change in trade, manufacturing and technology, older consumers would benefit from a revolutionary domestic independence.”
Read more on Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/2017/01/25/future-facility-amazin-apartment-older-residents-revolutionary-domestic-independence-design-museum/
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