This Age Thing

Luke Pearson, co-founder of Pearson Lloyd and Intelligent Mobility design student Richard Newman, discuss designing for transport & mobility for every age.

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

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

Fashion designers Betty Jackson and Ellen Fowles sit down to discuss wisdom, designing and ageing in a changing world.

Join us at the Design Museum on 21 July for an interactive workshop exploring if we really get wiser as we get older.

Join us at the Design Museum on 22 March as we discuss how we can design for our future sex lives, intimacy, and pleasure as we age.

In the next “The Wisdom Hour” at the Design Museum on 5 March, we will explore how we can design banking for the 100 year life.

Watch our event on designing for a future in which the planet is rapidly heating up at the same time as populations are living longer.

Join Colum Lowe & George Lee on 9 Dec in conversation with one of the giants of design, Patricia Moore.

Join the “The Wisdom Hour” for a seasonal workshop session exploring the wisdom of giving and receiving gifts.

Join This Age Thing at the Design Museum for a cup of tea and the opportunity to share experiences and stories of getting older.

Get involved in Design Age Institute talks, workshops and events at Design Museum to explore design for healthy ageing.

Colum Lowe & George Lee discuss how Design Age Institute is supporting inclusive design + more inclusive attitudes towards ageing.