Design Innovation

Meet our newest Pathfinder Innovation Programme Awardees, who will be investing in good design to bring new products and services towards market.

The UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge returns with its conference this 13-14 November, showcasing innovation and impact being delivered across the UK.

Our Institute Manager, Melanie Smith, explores some of the design and age related projects being presented in this year's RCA Graduate Exhibition.

Watch our webinar exploring the barriers which stop us from spending the way we want to as we get older, and launching a joint report.

Meet our Transport Pathfinder Awardees and their projects, which respond to a growing need for transport options for an ageing population.

Discover a new way to think about ageing and how to design services and products for older adults in a Masterclass in Design for an Ageing Population.

Join a panel of experts for a webinar exploring the findings of a newly published report on barriers and opportunities for spending in later life.

Do you have an idea to reimagine transport for an ageing population? Join our event introducing our new Programme with up to £120k funding available.

Explore how design is transforming the way society can support everyone to age with greater agency and joy in a new display featuring ten projects being supported by the Institute.

Get involved in one of two application support workshops for applicants to the Transport Innovation Pathfinder Programme.

Watch a recording of the Transport Pathfinder Innovation Programme Briefing event.

Our upcoming display at the Design Museum from 24 February, will showcase ten innovative design initiatives that aim to help everyone age more happily and healthily.

Do you have an idea to reimagine transport for an ageing population? Join our event introducing our new Programme with up to £120k funding available.

Designers Luke Pearson and Richard Newman sit down for a discussion on wisdom, ageing, and designing for a more mobile world.

Join us in petitioning government to introduce mandatory standards for consumer packaging to enhance accessibility, sustainability & choice.

Our recent exhibit 'The Future of Ageing', co-curated with the Design Museum, is touring to the V&A Dundee between 12 October 2022 - 22 January 2023.

Read our latest report, ‘Designing the everyday for a less frustrating later life’, revealing the most frustrating household objects as we age.

Share your experiences as part of a project exploring the incidence of falls as we grow older, and contribute to improving stability and safety.

Learn how to apply design and innovation approaches to create better customer products, services and experiences for an ageing population.