Pottery Barn has launched ‘The Accessible Home’ collection, a range of items geared towards providing solutions for consumers living with disabilities, injuries, and aging individuals who need additional support. The collection includes items for the bathroom, living room, bedroom, and kitchen, and comprises items like consoles, pivot mirrors, grab bars, motion lift chairs, and more. The Pottery Barn brand has claimed that it is the first luxury home company in these categories to offer consumers an accessibility-focused collection.
Select items in ‘The Accessible Home’ collection are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Marta Benson, Pottery Barn’s President, assures consumers that “[o]ur mission is to incorporate accessibility into everything we do — providing beautiful, thoughtful design that makes a home a more comfortable place for everyone.”
'The Accessible Home' collection is available on the Pottery Barn website.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Accessible Home Furnishings
- There are opportunities for luxury home companies to continue developing collections geared towards individuals living with disabilities, injuries, and aging individuals who need additional support.
- Inclusive Design for Home Decor
- Designers can create furniture with the needs of disabled, injured, or aging individuals in mind, making it both functional and stylish.
- Assistive Technology for the Home
- There are opportunities for technology companies to create smart home technology that is geared towards individuals living with disabilities, injuries, and aging individuals.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Home Furnishings
- Home furnishing companies can take advantage of the growing demand for inclusive design by developing collections that are geared towards individuals living with disabilities, injuries, and aging individuals.
- Healthcare
- Healthcare companies can explore opportunities to manufacture and distribute assistive technology products that can aid individuals living with disabilities, injuries, and aging individuals.
- Smart Home Technology
- Technology companies can capitalize on the demand for smart home technology by developing products that are specifically designed to assist individuals living with disabilities, injuries, and aging individuals.
