Simon Dogger is a designer with a whole new point of view. He graduated the Design Academy Eindhoven as a blind designer, with an ability to listen and feel, and a strong drive to regain his independence. Not seeing himself as handicapped, but as someone who takes in information differently, he sets out to explore more inclusive forms of communication. His concepts and designs combine visual, auditory and sensory means to improve the quality of life. Not only for the visually impaired, but for all people who could benefit from self-empowering, intuitive tools that help them connect with others and their surroundings.

“Simon Dogger adds an important perspective that reminds the design world of its own limitations: how inclusive can a design be for a reality that the designer himself does not know? By focusing on space and sound, Dogger can do something that others cannot and he has turned an apparent disadvantage into an advantage. His designs are brilliant in all their simplicity. The premise of technology is that it moves us forward; Simon Dogger’s vision of accessibility shows that technology can even make us more human.”