XXEquals

Kinneir Dufort

XXEquals: The UK’s first female-led product design initiative Data shows that women buy 85% of household products, yet only 5% of the product and industrial design industry in the UK is female. Introducing XXEquals, the UK’s first female-led, innovation & product design initiative focused on women, within Kinneir Dufort. At KD, our experts combine creative and technical expertise to deliver world-class products. We’ve been doing so for over 40 years, but we want to go further. Join us and our guests as we discuss all things design and female.

Episodes

  1. In Conversation with Jenny Button, Founder & CEO of Emm

    02/10/2023

    In Conversation with Jenny Button, Founder & CEO of Emm

    In this episode, we are joined by founder and CEO of the start-up, Emm, a bio-wearable smart menstrual cup designed to help you understand your body better. In our conversation, we discuss the origins of Emm, its plans over the next 10 years, and how it aims to help reduce the gender health gap by providing women with body autonomy through individual data.

    26 min
  2. In Conversation With ILOH Founder and CEO, Jemma Sawyer

    04/14/2022

    In Conversation With ILOH Founder and CEO, Jemma Sawyer

    Jemma Sawyer is the Founder of ILOH, the UK’s first shopping platform for sexual wellness products designed exclusively by women. In a sector traditionally monopolised by men, Jemma set out to explore the intersection of FemTech and female design innovation. Our conversation with Jemma covers everything from her background as a Stylist and Consultant to her founder journey, the societal stigma around sexual health products, and how ILOH is designed to tackle the shame around pleasure products.

    36 min
  3. In conversation with Lilu Co-Founder and CEO, Adriana Vazquez

    02/24/2022

    In conversation with Lilu Co-Founder and CEO, Adriana Vazquez

    In this episode we speak to Lilu Co-Founder and CEO, Adriana Vazquez. Adriana has been named one of the top 30 Femtech Healthcare Influencers in 2019 and has won multiple awards for her work at Lilu. Adriana and her co-founder are YC and NSF I-Corps fellows and their patent was recognised as Philadelphia’s invention of the year in 2019. Our conversation with Adriana covers everything from what inspired Lilu, the struggles of being a founder and a person of colour, and what steps Adriana had to take to fund and grow Lilu.

    35 min
  4. In Conversation with Lucy Baldwin, Senior Insight and Innovation Consultant at KD

    01/06/2022

    In Conversation with Lucy Baldwin, Senior Insight and Innovation Consultant at KD

    In this episode we speak to XXEquals core team member and Senior Insight and Innovation Consultant at KD, Lucy Baldwin. Lucy  has over a decade's worth of experience in the design industry with a strong interest in people and their needs. Our conversation gets under the skin of the Baby Boomer generation, where the term ‘Greynaissance’ came from and how we can be more innovative in this space and cater for this often overlooked and underserved generation.

    31 min
  5. In conversation with Abby Covert, Information Architect, and author of How to Make Sense of Any Mess

    12/16/2021

    In conversation with Abby Covert, Information Architect, and author of How to Make Sense of Any Mess

    Abby Covert is an Information Architect, writer and community organiser. served as President of IA Institute, co-chair of IA Summit, and Executive Producer of IDEA. She is a founding faculty member of SVA’s Products of Design program, Design Operations Summit and Advancing Research Conference. She invented World IA Day, bringing IA education to thousands in local communities annually. In our latest XXEquals podcast, we speak to Information Architect, Writer and Community Organiser, Abby Covert. Our conversation explores Abby’s introduction into information architecture, how the craft and theory of diagrams led to the inspiration of her new book 'Stuck', and, Abby also shares the advice that she would give to her 25-year-old self.

    44 min
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XXEquals: The UK’s first female-led product design initiative Data shows that women buy 85% of household products, yet only 5% of the product and industrial design industry in the UK is female. Introducing XXEquals, the UK’s first female-led, innovation & product design initiative focused on women, within Kinneir Dufort. At KD, our experts combine creative and technical expertise to deliver world-class products. We’ve been doing so for over 40 years, but we want to go further. Join us and our guests as we discuss all things design and female.

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  • Creator
    Kinneir Dufort
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    XXEquals