Blum kitchen inspirations

8 The AGE EXPLORER ® . At first glance it looks like a space suit from a science fiction film. And we are in fact talking about a journey into the future, for whoever slips into the overall ages by decades within minutes. Research & Development at Blum focuses on the needs of kitchen users – and consequently also on the needs and requirements of the older generation. The AGE EXPLORER ® allows you to actually feel what it’s like to have physical limitations and is a very useful tool for testing products. By simulating practical situations – such as cooking, opening and closing cabinets, tidying up – we gain important insights which we can incorporate in the development of new products. This ensures that kitchen buyers of all ages will enjoy using their new kitchens for many years to come. Even Blum employees from other departments like to try on the overall now and again because it gives them new insights which they can incorporate in their day-to-day work. MISSION Knowing today what your future requirements might be tomorrow CREW Employees from different Blum departments EQUIPMENT AGE EXPLORER ® suit EXPEDITION Journey with physical limitations Our habits, attitudes and needs change as years go by. A kitchen lasts about 20 years on average and that’s why it’s important to think about user convenience when planning your kitchen. But how can you know today what your future require- ments might be tomorrow? This is where the AGE EXPLORER ® comes into play. The suit was developed by the Meyer Hentschel Institute in Germany. Its components simulate typical physical limitations that can occur in old age. The age simulator suit is used by various industries, e.g. automobile industry, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and retailers to define the features of sustainable products. Mission AGE EXPLORER ®