Open Style Lab

Open Style Lab (OSL) is a nonprofit organization that was launched in 2014, initially as a public service project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The organization designs and produces adaptive clothing and products, with and for people with disabilities.[1] The group invites designers, engineers, and occupational therapists from across the globe to work together to solve a real-life problem with an adaptive clothing solution. The program is based out of the Parsons School of Design at The New School.[2]

Every Summer, the group puts together cross-functional teams including designers, engineers, and occupational therapists, that are paired with a 'client' who has a disability. The teams then have 10 weeks of research, design, and development to put together a solution for their client.[3] The group has mainly worked with those suffering from spinal and neurological issues for their designs.[4]

References
  1. "Nonprofit merges hi-tech and high fashion to make clothes for people with disabilities". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. Ilyashov, Alexandra. "Why Some Of The Country's Best & Brightest Spent The Summer Designing Clothes". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  3. "Fashion for the Disabled, Open Style Lab's Showcase at Parsons". Vogue. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  4. Safronova, Valeriya (2017-05-09). "Designing for All Abilities". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
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