{"id":373,"date":"2015-09-21T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T15:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dycem-ns.com\/blog\/?p=373"},"modified":"2015-09-21T20:49:49","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T20:49:49","slug":"dycem-non-slip-inclusive-design-research-project-features-in-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dycem-ns.com\/blog\/dycem-non-slip-inclusive-design-research-project-features-in-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Stick To it: Dycem Non-Slip in Partnership with the Royal College of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following last month\u2019s Dycem Hackathon, the Non-Slip team headed to The Royal College of Art to see some of our products and ideas brought to life in an exhibit entitled, On the Frontline.<\/p>\n

In association with the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, On the Frontline featured design concepts and research focused on the topic of Inclusive Design.<\/p>\n

\u2018Inclusive Design\u2019 is a term which describes the process of developing products, services or systems to benefit all people- no matter their age or abilities and is a founding principle within the Helen Hamlyn Centre.<\/p>\n

Research Associate, Julia Johnson, partnered with Dycem Non-Slip last year, and in that time she has developed many new and exciting product concepts for our famous non-slip material.<\/p>\n

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A sneak peek at things to come – the ‘stick to it’ exhibition display.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As part of her exhibit, Julia compiled these new concepts into a visual presentation and created some prototype models, for visitors to pick up and hold, to experience Dyem\u2019s high-grip properties for themselves.<\/p>\n

The exhibit also featured images by Sarah Hibbert, who kindly came down to the Hackathon event to photograph the Non-Slip team during the workshop.<\/p>\n

The outcome of this project is a catalogue of ideas, products and easy-to-use packaging, taking Dycem into new product areas and applications. Some of these products sit in the home environment, in kitchens and living rooms all providing unique inclusive design concepts.<\/p>\n

A co-creation approach has featured materials-based hackathons with user groups and creative teams. The \u2018stick to it\u2019 catalogue contains ideas that are inspired by users, experts and the designer herself.<\/p>\n

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The exhibition featured a series of documentary photographs of Julia’s research project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It\u2019s been a pleasure to work with Julia and the Royal College of Art\u2019s Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design. Watch this space for the development of products from the \u2018stick to it\u2019 portfolio.<\/p>\n

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