See our impact
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“As a woman in a red dress in a room full of men in suits, people will remember you.”
Daniela Orrego is the co-founder of Loro Crisps, which sells Colombian plantain crisps to people and businesses around the world.
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“My advice to female entrepreneurs? Act like the barriers aren’t there.”
Natalia Welch is the founder of Pura Panela, selling the Colombian sugar alternative panela around the world.
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Design Futures tackles fiddly toy packaging for Marks and Spencer
Design Futures developed PaperTies as a response to fiddly plastic ties and wire clips widely used in toy packaging. The product is now in use for children's toys in M&S stores, where they seek to expand the use of PaperTies where practically possible.
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Helping Kitlocker kick-off their business
Our work placement students have helped Kitlocker become a market leader.
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TacMap
Dedicated researchers, experienced designers and real world users are guiding the way for visually impaired tourists. Sometimes visually impaired people can be dependent on sighted people for the information they need to navigate new cities, building and rooms.
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The new technology helping curators get creative
Researchers at Design Futures have devised cutting-edge technology to enhance customer and curator experience in museums and heritage sites.
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How we helped a creative agency get off the ground
Creating video and design content takes specialist facilities and expertise, so finding your feet as a creative business can be difficult.
