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The 2024 RCA Helen Hamlyn Fixperts Awards will take place in 26th September 2024.
We know Fixperts courses have been run at Universities around the world and can’t wait to watch the fantastic films of your projects!
You are welcome to submit films for this year’s awards. Submit by 2nd September 2024.
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To all our Fixperts friends in over 55 universities, in more than 25 countries, please join! The Royal College of Art Helen Hamlyn Fixperts Award, is an acknowledgment of the incredible work carried out by Fixperts all around the world. The prestigious award champions human-centred design across all disciplines and is open to all Fixperts projects completed with a film in the last Year or that have not been submitted in previous years.
The Helen Hamlyn judging panel will be looking at each project for the following criteria – the relationship with the Fix Partner, ingenuity of the solution and the quality of the storytelling. Above all they will be looking for extraordinary projects which positively impact on the Fix Partners daily life with a focus on health or access, engaging with ageing community or social benefit. The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design is a global leader in Inclusive Design, Design Thinking and Creative Leadership, working with government, business, academia and the third sector.
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Deadline for submission: 02 September 2024
This year please complete the submission form with information on the project and the people involved. Then send us an email with a link to a downloadable version of the film to: fixperts@wegoforth.org Please remember that you need to have permission to show the people in the film and to the music, even if it’s in the background. If you are not sure, please make a version with copyright free music. . ..and make sure to credit all involved 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏻.
2023 Royal College of Art Helen Hamlyn Fixperts Award Winner
2023 Winner! Trike for Zara
Zara loves cycling, she is a hind-quarter amputee and has been looking for a suitable seat that would reduce friction, allow her to balance well and not cause bruises. She posted her interest on a Facebook group called LimbPower and two design students on a Fixperts course at Ravensbourne University London contacted her. Working closely with Zara on various approaches and trying out prototypes they came up with a unique principle for a new type of seat. Instead of a cushioned form which the body has to adapt to, they proposed a hammock structure which forms itself around the body shape allowing Zara to sit properly in the centre, making it easier for her to balance. During the project, the entrepreneurial students also contacted the Douglas Bader Foundation who generously donated an electric trike on which the new hammock seat is now installed.
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Fixperts: Annemarijn Eerdmans and Khanh Chi Hoang
Fix Partner: Zara Slattery
Fixperts Tutors: Nadine Bennett
Education Institute: Ravensbourne University London
Country: UK
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The judges commented:” Truly innovative, a surprising departure from the paradigm of bicycle seats to offer a fitting solution. Clearly user-centred and entrepreneurial”
