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News • 23 February 2026

Making Compression Work – for better care and less waste

Earlier this month we spent a productive and informative day at V&A Dundee with the ‘Making Compression Work’ team and Talk Lipoedema

Thematic Project

Theme — Care

Making Compression Work

Enhancing the quality of life for individuals living with lipoedema

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].