May 28, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: An Ingenious Design Solution for an Aging America

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Sabi Space is a collection of 13 bathroom accessories that cater to the aging set, but will probably end up in the bathrooms of 25-year-olds, too.
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The system revolves around a central building block: The peg. Each aluminum peg adheres to the wall, no drills necessary.

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Sabi asked UK creative agency MAP Project to come up with a series of products that would be useful for the aging population, but attractive to younger customers, as well.
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MAP designed the system to make it easy to mix and match components or remove the pegs altogether, just in case you decide that’s not where you want your mirror after all.

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Most of the components latch onto the pegs by using a simple hex key screw or magnet. The goal was to make it so easy your grandma (or the average college student) could install each piece without any trouble.
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The circular hold bar is ergonomically designed to make it easy to grab onto for both elderly people and children.

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A shower caddy that has modular components. Add a hook or a cup.

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