I was back in the States last summer, visiting an old friend. As I sat down to for a chat before dinner, her partner came into the room. “Can I get you something?” he asked. “Wine? Beer? An edible?” “An edible?” I thought to myself in astonishment. “Did you just seriously offer me weed?” Yes, he…
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Envelope “I’m old, not an idiot!” Why we all benefit from a more inclusive banking system. Banks are disappearing. In the UK alone almost half of branches have been closed, or earmarked for closure, since 2015. More and more of our personal and business banking is moving online. A frightening and annoying…
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Envelope The new collaboration between H & M and Iris Apfel is a great reminder that as we age, we should steadfastly and fabulously refuse to disappear. High street favourite H & M’s designer collaborations regularly make headlines. Whether you queued for Marni, or stayed poised for hours over your keyboard trying…
The Joy of Later Life Sex, Relate, © Rankin, 2021 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Envelope Age on Trial is a new trailblazing podcast which asks some of the thornier questions about age and society. The heart of the podcast is to address the question — “What’s age got to do with anything?” The first trial which…
Photography © Clélia Odette Rochat Facebook Twitter Linkedin Envelope Clélia Odette Rochat, a Swiss/French documentary photographer, launched Belles Momes, (Beautiful Girls) during lockdown in 2020. Here, she shares how the project began and what she has learned from the experience. “My name is Clélia Odette Rochat and I am a documentary photographer. It’s been a…
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Envelope Can social prescribing be the answer to a more personalised and inclusive support system for everyone, old or young? I began my week asking myself how our society had arrived at a place where everyone felt so very separate from their neighbours. And, being a bit of an idealist, I then…
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Envelope You know that feeling when you happen upon a news item and find yourself thinking: “Did I just read that correctly?” So it was when I read a story recently about a major British insurance company that was dropping the words “energetic” and “innovative” from their job adverts in order to…
Join our Designer-in-Residence Roseanne Wakely for the next session of “The Wisdom Hour” at the Design Museum on 5 March, to explore how we can design banking services for the 100 year life.
Join us for the next session of Designing for Your Future Self on 22 March at the Design Museum to explore whether you can ever be too old for good sex.
