Making Compression Work – for better care and less waste

Making Compression Work team undertaking research and consultation at V&A Dundee

Earlier this month we spent a productive and informative day at V&A Dundee with the ‘Making Compression Work’ team and Talk Lipoedema – hearing from a range of garment manufacturers and directly from people with lipoedema on the challenges of achieving well-fitting garments, and exploring possibilities around more sustainable approaches to medical grade garment production and distribution.

This will fuel further research and development of the project, towards more sustainable compression solutions. Thanks to everyone who joined and contributed! You can see a short video clip from the day on our linkedin here.

Design HOPES is a collaborative design-led research initiative, comprising five Scottish Universities (University of Strathclyde, University of Dundee, Heriot Watt University, Abertay University, and the University of Edinburgh), NHS Scotland, the third sector, and design organisations.

This project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part of the Future Observatory GTE Hub Programme at the Design Museum [grant number AH/Y00373X/1].

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