If you’re like me I’ve left egg buying for easter to the last moment. So here are the chocolate shops we found last year that may have some eggs left. If not why not follow some designer ideas for egg decorations and thrill the family with your creativity and restraint at not needing chocolate Hope…
Following ASOS’s much hyped, but very limited, recent foray into accessible fashion, a new startup label is showing them how it’s done. Last summer saw ASOS collaborate with journalist and Paralympic hopeful Chloe Ball-Hopkins, after she wrote to the retailer asking them to include adaptive clothing options. The result was a colourful wheelchair-friendly waterproof jumpsuit designed…
After a major six year refurbishment, The National Gallery of Ireland reopened two of its spectacular historic wings in June 2017. As an art loving student at Trinity College next door, I often visited the NGI and attended Sunday morning film screenings, and although there was only a small rotating selection of works on display in…
Diversish – adjective Selectively inclusive of some types of people within a company, group or business, depending on which type suits the company best. At Blue Badge Style we’re all too familiar with diversish and accessibleish businesses. While we prefer to focus on highlighting design and venues that are accessible and stylish, sometimes diversish or pseudo-accessible…
BBS have rounded up a short selection of accessible alternative Valentine’s events throughout the UK. Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ By Candlelight Valentine’s Concert, Ely Cathedral For out-and-out romance on Valentine’s Weekend, join spectacular Chamber Orchestra The Piccadilly Sinfonietta for a candlelit and bubbly-filled evening, featuring Vivaldi’s masterpiece, The Four Seasons. Ely Cathedral is the only UK building to be…
Guest review from Tamar Wilding. The Shakespeare is a renovated historic pub overlooking Canterbury Cathedral. The menu showcases local Kentish and British produce and there is an adjoining wine bar. Tamar says: ‘Lovely typically English pub with level access and disabled toilet right next to Canterbury cathedral. Vegan and gluten free food options too.’ More info…
All New Blue Badge Access Awards with a mission………. Inspiring better design Celebrating exceptional venus Improving accessibility for all We’ve combined our previous Blue Badge Style Awards with Bespoke Access & Leonard Cheshire Disability and we’re now The Blue Badge Access Awards. You can nominate your favourite place at the website www.bluebadgeaccessawards.com Categories & Criteria…
Blue Badge Access Awards Who We Are The Blue Badge Access Awards are the result of two major design competition initiatives, coming together with the support of Leonard Cheshire. The Bespoke Access Awards have now joined with the Blue Badge Style Awards to give a consumer breadth to a predominantly B2B conceptual design competition, producing…
London’s newest major theatre, The Bridge, is a conscious departure from traditional West End venues that have often failed to adapt to the access requirements of modern audiences. The Bridge was founded in 2017 by Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr, both former directors at the National Theatre who wanted a modern commercial theatre committed to new…