Firefly is a wearable that helps accelerate sports recovery after exercise and minor injury. It’s portable, has no leads or wires, and is worn behind the knee. Once attached, it delivers painless electrical impulses to gently activate the muscles of the lower leg to increase blood circulation.
Acumen Design Associates has been recognised at the prestigious London Design Awards 2016, winning awards for its pioneering design work on both the geko® and firefly® devices. Taking home awards in two separate categories: the firefly® device won Gold in the Sport & Active Lifestyle category, whilst geko® was awarded Silver for Best Medical Product Design, and no doubt raises the bar for competitors.
In the last twenty years, the premium interiors industry has bloomed. The choice and variety of luxury interiors is comprehensive, you can choose to travel in a no frills flat-bed, or a luxury first class suite, all the way up to a private three room residence with a butler on-board. In stark contrast, the experience for the vast majority of economy passengers is still at-best a compromise.
As one of the world’s leading agencies in the design of ground-breaking interiors, Acumen will be sharing some insights into the challenges involved in the design of economy products and lifting the lid on some of their concept work in this area.
While private and commercial aircraft interiors have historically been very different in their approach to service, layout and design, the divide is blurring. Acumen Design Associates discuss why commercial industrial design skills have never been more relevant to the private charter industry, and how forward-thinking private jet companies can utilise these to create differentiation through their interior definition and seating design.
Colour, material and finish play a crucial role in making an aircraft cabin attractive, sophisticated and comfortable. Ian Harbison, Editor of Aircraft Cabin Management, speaks to Acumen about industry trends, the luxury materials used in Etihad Airways’ ground-breaking A380 upper-deck, and how materials can be used to enhance the passenger experience.
Acumen Design Associates design work has been recognised by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion, after it was successfully awarded a Good Design Award for each of the three products it entered. The products have the right to display the official ‘G-Mark’ logo and will feature in the Good Design year book.
The Good Design Award has been operated by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion since 1957 and is one of the most prestigious official celebrations of innovative design in Japan. Award entries are received from hundreds of companies, designers and manufacturers from all over the world and compete in a rigorous selection process that judges products on design quality, functionality and excellence.
November 2015
Catherine Barber of Acumen Design Associates discusses the overlap between VIP and commercial aircraft design, and reveals what’s caught her eye recently – from 3D printing to conductive textiles and astronomy motifs.
October 2015
John McKeever discusses the increased demand for Business Class seating and how airlines can differentiate in a crowded marketplace.
Having designed the industry’s first diagonally positioned lavatory in the early 2000’s, Acumen discuss how lavatory design could be holistically integrated into the cabin to benefit the both passenger and airline…
This Month FX Magazine asked Acumen Design Associates what we’d design if there was no problem-solving in design. Acumen’s Bujar Muharremi response is the Antarctic land yacht…