I used to think of design as being about frills: the fun, the beautiful, the quirky little extras you only have time for when the basics have been covered. But working with people with disability [...]

Yesterday morning I woke up with a sharp little pain in my right thumb. I couldn’t figure out what was causing it and it wasn’t bad enough to make me want to do anything about it, so [...]

The dining table was returned last night – as you can see in the photo, it’s been shined and polished to a high gloss and we can now see our faces in it. Please note the decorated [...]

Our dining table is gone for repairs and polishing. When I sent it off, I was told it would be back in three or four days. It’s been five so far, but it feels a lot longer. We are one of [...]

Every parent loves a sleeping child. And a sick sleeping child even more so. Moy Moy has pneumonia again – it’s a regular winter event and we have gotten better at dealing with it [...]

Today I walked to the market listening to music – something I almost never do here because you really need to have all your senses on high alert to make it through the streets in one piece. [...]

What a great invention! A wheelchair is one of the truly life-changing design ideas, and whoever invented it should get a medal. It certainly has made our lives better, and I know that is true [...]

Gather the children from across the seven seas. Get everybody dressed in different shades of blue and green. Find a sunny spot to pose in with yellow windows in the background. Get the youngest [...]