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Helen Hamlyn Design Awards 2009

Technology Strategy Board Award for Independent Living

Prize Winner

Menno Kroezen: Innovation Design Engineering
Touch&Turn: cooking for the blind

Judges' comment:

“A thoroughly well-resolved project that uses both materials and induction technology in an innovative way. It has wide application, not just for blind people but also for those with cognitive issues. User-driven design addresses an everyday lifestyle so that a simple and safe product could be added to an existing kitchen at a realistic price."

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