Factory Wares - design students in the UK

Here is a design that our TA (who happens to be a brit) sent to us. This is the result of a similar design project done at the Royal College of Art. These students were working with a group of senior citizens many of whom had arthritis but loved to cook. Here they describe the handles:
"Ergonomic two-part long handle with a fuller cross-section to assist gripping. Its distinctive shape is angled downward for intuitive use. The oval comfort platform at the end shifts the weight of the pan to the arm from a single point at the wrist making pouring less painful and ensuring greater balance and safety. The handle's main structural shroud is made of lightweight heat resistant material overlaid with tactile foam filled polyurethane to enhance gripping
Secondary hooped handle on the opposite side for two-handed use."

They did a beautiful job providing wrist support and making a desirable product. We hope to pick up where they left off and create something even more useful for our users.

Here is a link to their project: http://www.hhrc.rca.ac.uk/archive/hhrc/events/DBAChallenge/2003/factory.html