Google Glasses are a fantastic piece of kit that almost seem as if they’ve been sent to us from the future. Their sci-fi applications allow the wearer to do all sorts of gadgety things on the go and hands free. The problem was that, up until now, it wasn’t possible to wear them as regular…
Blue Badge Style’s editor, Max Sunter, has written a blog on accessible London attractions for Visit London. It features some great places to go that you might not expect to be as accessible as they are. Check out the Visit London post here.
Dutch designers Bernotat & Co have come up with a cool new way of taking a boring conventional chair and turning it into something stylish and practical. These Chair Wear models are an interesting way of jazzing up boring chairs that we think could become great items for wheelchair users. Chair Wear is custom-made clothing for chairs,…
American Hustle, one of the biggest films of the year, has been entertaining UK audiences for weeks now. With an impressive ten nominations it’s currently leading the Oscar race alongside Gravity and one nomination ahead of 12 Years A Slave. Thanks to its amazing all star cast, incredible Seventies style and Christian Bale’s truly awful…
This week I had to go for a routine appointment at Charing Cross Hospital, everything went well until I left and being pushed along the pavement we were stopped by this: It was an uneven pavement compounded by a slab that was loose and was raised by a good 5cm. Good job I don’t have…
The old and tired Rose and Crown on Kew Green has been given a much-needed facelift, complete with a Farrow and Ball makeover, a serious accessibility upgrade and a new identity, and has been reborn as The Cricketers. It’s a great improvement and a pleasant surprise. The main south-facing L-shaped room has been thoughtfully decorated and furnished to…
Update 2018, Tom’s Kitchen has now closed at Somerset House but has been replaced by Bryn Williams -a winner of the 2017 BBS Awards. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Update Jan 2014, apparently this superb restaurant is due to close at the end of this month and relocate to a more central spot however the more casual dining of…
If you’re like me I often find myself looking for somewhere to eat good food at irregular times, particularly whist shopping. However, if it’s mid afternoon or early morning you only have chain restaurants/burger bars or in store eating available and it’s really annoying to know at 15.01 hours the kitchen has just closed. So…
At Blue Badge Style, we love anything that looks to demonstrate that style and disability aren’t, and should not be, mutually exclusive and the excellent Designing For The Future project is an example of just that. In a world full of dull, clinical and utilitarian products designed for elderly and less able people, they look to design products that…