Design Bridge to Create 21st Century Pint Glass
September 2, 2009 | Levent OZLER
A safer British pint glass is being developed by designers in a bid to crack the problem of glasses being used in violent assaults.
On behalf of the Design & Technology Alliance Against Crime, the Design Council has appointed a team of specialist designers to create a new kind of pint glass to reduce the number of injuries from the 87,000 violent incidents involving glassware each year, which costs an estimated £100 million in NHS, police and court costs annually.
The appointed designers, Design Bridge, will work on producing a range of safer drinking vessel prototypes, which will be unveiled in December this year.
The challenge is to not only develop a safer pint glass, but to ensure they are attractive to industry, manufacturers and consumers.
Working closely with manufacturers and the drinks trade, Design Bridge will look to develop more than one solution, which could be taken up by pub and club owners.
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