As part of today's VDF's collaboration with Design Museum, London-based architect Stiliyana Minkovska is hosting a panel discussion on designing for pregnancy and childbirth.
The talk is the second instalment in the Design Museum-curated program, which features four virtual events from the museum's 2019 Designers in Residence ? Minkovska, Mále Uribe, Marta Giralt and Robert Johnson.
Minkovska will speak to design historian Catharine Rossi, writer and critic Shehnaz Suterwalla and London-based designer Ab Rogers, who will elaborate upon a variety of projects and personal experiences to explore the current pitfalls in designing for motherhood.
The trio of chairs were designed during the architect's Design Museum residency
Her research forms the departure point for the panellists, who will discuss how motherhood has been historically overlooked by the design industry, and how architecture and objects can empower child-bearers. Rossi will present a range of women-led innovations at the intersection of motherhood and activism, including a biodegradable pregnancy test, a silent breast pump and an Instagram account advocating more diverse representations of motherhood.

Through sharing her story of motherhood, Suterwalla will identify and explain a number of factors that influence the design of products for premature infants.
Rogers is the founder of Ab Rogers Design, the studio behind healthcare centre Maggie's at The Royal Marsden in Surrey in southeast England. He will describ...