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The 2025 RCA Helen Hamlyn Fixperts Awards will take place on September 30th
We’ve seen some aweason projects online but we know there are others out there around the world and can’t wait to watch your brilliant and caring designs. Any Fixperts or Fixperts learning programme tutor can Nominate a Fixperts project from the past year by 15th August 2025.
To all our Fixperts friends across 25 countries, please join! The Royal College of Art Helen Hamlyn Fixperts Award, is an acknowledgment of the inspiring and purposeful projects designed by Fixperts all around the world. The prestigious award champions meaningful human-centred design across all disciplines and is open to all Fixperts projects completed with a film or other shareable format in the last Year.
The Helen Hamlyn jury panel will be looking at each project for the following criteria – the relationship with the Fix Partner, ingenuity of the solution, the process of improvement 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 nominations or submissions: 15 August 2025
You can do this through the submission form or email us at fixperts@wegoforth.org with a link to the project film and information. lease make your film downloadable and give permission to show the film in a public setting. Please note any music in the soundtrack has to be your copyright or free credited as do all those 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”
