Design for our Future Selves Competition 2001

winners

first and second prizes were awarded in each of the four categories

Age

1st prize
Philip Phelan / Computer Related Design
> textbox

A service that allows older people to join the current text messaging craze using their televisions instead of a mobile phone
 

2nd prize
Victoria Robinson / Architecture & Interiors
> station campus

A richly innovative architectural project which turns Liverpool Street station into a learning and socialising space for University of the Third Age members
 

 
Work

1st prize
Mary Wagstaff / Ceramics & Glass
> in or out

A real exemplar of social inclusion. From tableware to furniture and clothing - this project has everything, including the beginnings of a strong Prison Service brand...
 

2nd prize
Priya Prakash / Computer Related Design
> showeraoke

A project with wow factor! A device that would make you start every working day with a smile on your face...
 

 
Mobility

1st prize (joint)
James Auger / Design Products
> social tele-presence

A highly imaginative experiment in tele-presence which opens up an exciting debate about the virtual experience of mobility
 

1st prize (joint)
Marie Lenclos / Communication Art & Design
> and those less able to stand

A short film which documents the personal difficulties faced by parents taking their children on public transport in London , with the potential to generate change in transport policy
 

 
Care

1st prize
Guy Robinson / Industrial Design Engineering
> life supports

A high-tech set of carbon fibre crutches styled to look like a piece of mainstream sports equipment. A radical repositioning of a standard medical aid, through research rigour and design excellence
 

2nd prize
Ben Wilson / Design Products
> hand driven trike

A trike for an 8 year old with only upper body strength. A design which understands the young disabled person's need for controlled danger and for social integration with their able-bodied contemporaries
 

a further eight entrants were highly commended...