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Design Council’s purpose is to make life better by design. We are an independent charity and the government’s advisor on design. Our vision is a world where the role and value of design is recognised as a fundamental creator of value, enabling happier, healthier and safer lives for all. Through the power of design, we make better places, better products, better processes and better performance.

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Kikka Digga
Kikka Digga

The Design Council Spark awardee breaking new ground with his digging device Nick Skaliotis invented the Kikka Digga – an easy-to-use gardening tool that makes light work of digging. Here he talks about his lightbulb moment, memorable marketing opportunities and why Spark was just the boost he needed. Nick Skaliotis invented the Kikka Digga – an easy-to-use gardening tool that makes light work of digging.

Feature — 27/03/2019
TickleFLEX creator Peter Bailey
TickleFLEX creator Peter Bailey

TickleFLEX: The Design Council Spark awardee whose device for diabetics has revolutionised... As someone with Type 1 diabetes, Peter Bailey is only too aware of the daily, often uncomfortable, challenges of self-injecting insulin. So he came up with the TickleFLEX, a product that controls the needle depth and blocks the pain pathways, and which saw him become a finalist of Design Council... 2016 finalist Peter Bailey talks about being diabetic, the power of positive feedback and why Spark was a springboard to his success.

Feature — 28/02/2019
Maggie's Centre, Oldham
Maggie's Centre, Oldham

The architecture of hope: Maggie's Centre, Oldham Maggie’s in Oldham is the first in our new series where we visit places that we believe are making people’s lives better by design. The design of Maggie’s in Oldham is intended to maximise the human capacity for positivity. Maggie’s in Oldham is the first in our new series where we visit places that we believe are making people’s lives better by design.

Story — 21/02/2019
Fields
Fields

Sarah Weir reflects on MHCLG’s Better Design for Better Places conference The overwhelming theme that quickly emerged from the conference hall and in conversations around the venue was the importance of the overall design of our homes and the quality of the places we live in. The overwhelming theme that quickly emerged was the importance of the overall design of our homes and the quality of the places we live in.

Feature — 19/02/2019