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Congratulations to Saeed Zahedi on receiving a Highly Commended
certificate for the Prince Philip Designer’s Prize. Stephen Blatchford, CEO,
and his mother Mrs Joyce Blatchford attended the ceremony, which is a very
special event for the family since Brian Blatchford, Stephen’s father, was the
winner of the Designer’s Prize in 1976 for the Endolite Modular Assembly
Prosthesis. We are proud that Blatchford has been honoured for the second
time.
The evening was further enhanced for Zahedi and the Blatchford family
when Gill Hicks, who lost both legs as a result of injuries in the 2005 London
Bombings, spoke to them about her positive experiences of wearing
Endolite Echelon Feet, designed and manufactured by Blatchford.
For more information about the award and an interview with Saeed Zahedi
see: http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/about-us/Prince-Philip-Designers
Prize/2011/Saeed-Zahedi/
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About the Prince Phillip Design Awards
This is the final year that HRH the Duke of Edinburgh will deliver the Prize.
Having headed up the judging panel and presented the Prize since its inception
in 1959, he will be stepping down from the Prize as he reduces his work-load
and royal responsibilities in his 90th year. David Kester, Chief Executive of the
Design Council, commented: “No-one can be in any doubt of the extraordinary
dedication to promoting and celebrating design which has been shown by His
Royal Highness during more than half a century of expert and insightful
leadership of the Prince Philip Designers Prize. This year’s winner and
nominees likewise demonstrate a dedication to creative excellence, but they are
also exemplars of the international commercial success which springs from that
creativity. Now more than ever, we must celebrate our world-leading designers,
innovators and creatives, and their vital contribution to our economic future.”
Quentin Blake one of Britain's best loved illustrators won the 2011 Prince Philip
Designers Prize.
The shortlist for the 2011 prize encompassed one of the widest ranges of design
disciplines in the Prize’s history, from museums and gallery designers to
millinery for Kylie Minogue and hydraulic ankles. Sir Paul Smith and milliner
Stephen Jones joined the line-up, whilst architecture was also well represented
with internationally respected names such as Wilkinson Eyre and Sir David
Chipperfield being nominated for their huge contribution, alongside giants of
digital, sustainable and strategic design.
Saeed Zahedi is among the leading designers of prosthetics. As Technical
Director of Chas A Blatchford & Sons, he’s been at the forefront of breakthroughs
which make life better for amputees.
Using digital electronics and intelligent interfaces, the company has developed
a number of foot, hydraulic ankle and microprocessor-controlled knee systems.
Blatchford runs over 30% of NHS prosthetics and orthotics contracts, including
the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court. The business also
provided artificial leg systems for the people of Haiti in the wake of the 2010
earthquake. It won the Queen’s Award for Technology in 1996 and the Queen’s
Award for Innovation in 2010.
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