There is now a lot of confusion on whether Kowsky distributes through Sunrise medical UK or Kowsky UK in Northampton. I have asked them to comment and will publish the answer as soon as it is received!!
I and Lieutenant No.2 – went to the Design Museum to see the Terence Conran Exhibition and take a look at The Carbon Black Wheelchair I mentioned in my previous post – ‘Update on Trendy Wheelchairs’. It is a prototype devised by iimagine design in the U.S. (see the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYArQv0lX_w&feature=related ). I wasn’t allowed to try the chair as it…
I mentioned in a previous post(Nov 2011, ‘Kowsky Crutches’ ) how I loved the design of Kowsky crutches. They have a new distributor, and have sent me some images as you can see. The main distributor is now Sunrise Medical and they are creating a micro-site of local distributors. So the previous contact in Milton keynes…
I contacted all the wheelchair manufacturers mentioned in my post of 9th Feb. Nearly all came back with positive comments on how they could customise and/or supply trendy versions of their wheelchairs. In particular please look at the comments from the following: Carbon Black– ‘currently demand for Carbon Black far outstrips supply……you can join us on…
Here’s another one a friend found – Carbon Black – looks great! Also the Trikinetic is ‘all terrain’ which is useful given the state of London’s pavements. N.B. Da Vinci sent me an update regarding their service – ‘ Custom built wheelchairs by Da Vinci are made to your everyday needs and style. Although they look…
I have been looking for trendy, fashionable and stylish wheelchairs for a number of years. Haven’t really found any that are not prototypes or flights of a designers imagination. Here are some of the best looking, http://www.nomadwheelchairs.com/nomad-way/ http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/7753/wheelchair-design.html http://www.coroflot.com/lyfk/NIMBL-Wheel-Chair/2#scroll http://www.folding-wheels.com/ http://www.trekinetic.com/ As far as I can tell the Nomad and Trekinetic are commercially available. Actual…
Kowsky Crutches are fabulous. They look smart, they don’t make a noise and come in multiple colourways (although I only ever buy black). Can’t recommend them highly enough. Custom Crutches are the UK agent. N.B. As of 2012 the distributor is now Sunrise Medical
On a recent trip to a friends apartment in N. Cyprus we were concerned about the lack of grab bars in the toilet. I sourced a folding toilet frame online from Active Mobility. I was dubious as to whether it would work but we took it on the plane anyway. It went in the hold,…
I recently went to stay at a friends apartment in N.Cyprus. We took with us a folding bed rail, as I knew I needed help in and out of bed and didn’t want to depend on others too much. I bought it from Active Mobility and it was a great aid and very simple to…