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ENVIRONMENT<br />
Students create a buzz with bee-friendly seed launcher<br />
A group of student designers<br />
are sowing the seed of hope for<br />
bees, as they tackle extinction<br />
threats with their awardwinning<br />
seed launcher, Sow<br />
Beautiful.<br />
The compact, biodegradablepackaged<br />
creation distributes<br />
wildflower seeds effortlessly, to<br />
provide a source of pollen for<br />
the declining bee population.<br />
Four Heckmondwike<br />
Grammar School students are<br />
behind the innovative device,<br />
which was awarded first place<br />
in the annual Design Ventura<br />
awards run by the Design<br />
Museum, London. Tasked<br />
with creating a product that<br />
enhances everyday life, theirs<br />
channels both sustainability and<br />
ecological development.<br />
The programme, which received<br />
more than 15,600 entries this year,<br />
seeks to shine a light on young<br />
talent, encouraging participants<br />
to gain real design experience and<br />
enterprise skills.<br />
Yinka Ilori – an artist, designer,<br />
and Design Ventura 2020 brief setter<br />
– is a keen supporter of the seed<br />
launcher, saying: “The young people<br />
behind me, they are the future of<br />
the industry, the future of design.<br />
We need to nurture that talent and<br />
support and encourage those young<br />
people. Let them know that you can<br />
make a career out of design.”<br />
The seed launcher will be available<br />
to buy in the museum shop, with<br />
proceeds going to a charity of the<br />
students’ choice. While there’s<br />
still work to be done to reverse the<br />
decline in bees, it just goes to show<br />
that the smallest of creations can<br />
sprout a big change.<br />
Writing | Katie Hoare<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
Hairdressers and beauticians<br />
offered domestic abuse training<br />
Hairdressers and beauticians<br />
play an important role in our<br />
communities and, in line with<br />
news that the Office for National<br />
Statistics recorded a 7% rise in<br />
domestic abuse offences during<br />
lockdown, a new programme<br />
aiming to equip stylists with the<br />
skills to spot the signs of abuse is<br />
launching in UK and Irish salons.<br />
Founded in Nashville in 2017,<br />
by salon owner and survivor<br />
of domestic violence Susanne<br />
Post, the Shear Haven education<br />
programme consists of an online<br />
training session, followed by<br />
a quiz and certificate – and, to<br />
date, more than 25,000 beauty<br />
professionals from around the<br />
world have been trained.<br />
Tapping into the unique role<br />
those in the beauty industry<br />
play in the lives of their clients,<br />
the training hopes to equip<br />
participants with the knowledge<br />
to recognise the signs of domestic<br />
violence, the skills to navigate<br />
conversations with those who<br />
may be in danger, and signposting<br />
tools to help them get to safety.<br />
With the training highlighting<br />
the role community can play in<br />
supporting individuals in need,<br />
and the programme seeing<br />
success elsewhere in the world,<br />
salon business expert Liz McKeon<br />
has been appointed UK and<br />
Ireland Ambassador, with training<br />
and local-specific helplines<br />
available via her website. It shows<br />
how, with the right resources,<br />
professionals have the ability to<br />
step in to make a real difference.<br />
Head to lizmckeon.com<br />
Writing | Kathryn Wheeler<br />
<strong>happiful</strong>.com | September <strong>2021</strong> | 9
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