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Evermore — on a crusade to change how we live
Sara Mckee is on a mission to revolutionise the lifestyle choices for older people, (more)
Cambridge — a town where PhD students and older residents live under one roof
The Linkages project in Cambridge is a groundbreaking initiative where PhD researchers are invited (more)
Secret to Longer Life is Low-Tech and here is the evidence
Learning from the places in the world where people live the longest Dan Buettner, (more)
Our health and happiness takes a village of all ages.
Research shows clearly that we have a 50% increased likelihood of living longer if (more)
A H.O.M.E works when you have all ages
Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) is a non-profit organisation based in (more)
Technology — the uninvited guest
Uninvited Guests is a short film that explores the frictions between an elderly man (more)
A H.O.M.E works when you have all ages
Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) is a non-profit organisation based in (more)
Starbucks opens cafe run entirely by older employees.
Starbucks has opened a cafe in Mexico City that will hire exclusively older staff (more)
When your dad decides to do the same apprenticeship as you
John and his son Dominic are on the same apprenticeship scheme. They share their (more)
Starting a new career... in your 80s
82-year-old Hilary Forde-Chalkly says she got "bored to tears" when she stopped working in (more)
Doris 86 and Ricky 50, an unconventional friendship
Ricky Syers is a 50-year-old street performer who found his calling as a puppeteer (more)
Move it or lose it!
Move it or Lose it! was founded in 2010 by award-winning exercise instructor, Julie (more)
Barclays — 5 generations of customers mirrored by 5 generations of employees
Barclays Bank established its Bolder Apprenticeship programme in 2015. The programme was designed to (more)
Say goodbye to age bias in work as Aviva leads the charge
Companies with an age diverse workforce are able to create better products, deliver a (more)
An intergenerational yarn
With an average age of 88, the team of employees behind Sarah Oliver’s handbag (more)
All age at McDonalds. We're loving it
In 2008, McDonald’s commissioned a Lancaster University to look at the value of older (more)
How BMW created a business for older workers which benefited their entire workforce
BMW’s ‘Today for Tomorrow’ programme was the business’s response to the rising age of (more)
Friends give us a longer life.
Loneliness affects all ages and it is killing us — literally. By building stronger (more)
Our health and happiness takes a village of all ages.
Research shows clearly that we have a 50% increased likelihood of living longer if (more)
Secret to Longer Life is Low-Tech and here is the evidence
Learning from the places in the world where people live the longest Dan Buettner, (more)
Learn with Grandma — teaching and learning across the generations
Valerie Wood-Gaiger is a 76-year-old great grandma living in the Welsh hills and has (more)
The Common Room — designing a future for all ages
What is needed to bring all ages together? In early 2017, The Age of (more)
The entrepreneurs over 70 taking the business world by storm
Why would we think that when we are in our 70s and 80s, all entrepreneurial (more)
Gwendolyn, the 65-year-old weightlifting champion (with cancer)
Stoic, graceful, and full of razor sharp wit – words to describe both Gwendolyn, (more)
Still making a splash at 93
Even at 93 years old, Tom Hairabedian is diving head-first into competition. Quite literally (more)
Edwina Brocklesby — Irongran
At the age of 50, Edwina Brocklesby decided to run her first half-marathon. At (more)
Love your neighbour
Love Your Neighbour is a friendship matching scheme bringing older and younger neighbours together (more)
Is living in a community good for our health? What Roseto tells us.
Is it community or our age which is more important to our wellbeing? It’s (more)
Cambridge — a town where PhD students and older residents live under one roof
The Linkages project in Cambridge is a groundbreaking initiative where PhD researchers are invited (more)
Rankin's S&X
"I really wanted to get an old couple snogging and really going for it (more)
The nursery opening its doors to all ages
Nightingale House, the first care home with an onsite nursery, has recently been given (more)
Together, we advance
We all need teachers and mentors in our lives. We are never too old (more)
Young mums getting support from their older neighbours
A wonderful housing project bringing together young mums and adolescent girls to live alongside (more)
What Better Way to Die: Having Fun
Sometimes our own internal ageism tells us we are too old to take risks (more)
Community is good for our health, for young & old
A newfangled intervention called community could be the most dramatic medical breakthroughs in recent (more)
B(Old)
(B)old is a brand new festival celebrating age and creativity at the Southbank Centre (more)
Ageing — it's all in the mind
If we could turn back the clock psychologically, could we also turn it back (more)
Connections between grandmothers & their granddaughters
Popular media may create stereotypes about the lives of older women and younger women (more)
Evermore — on a crusade to change how we live
Sara Mckee is on a mission to revolutionise the lifestyle choices for older people, (more)
Could this multigen house be the answer all ages have been looking for?
With more young adults living at home and the care of older parents an (more)
The sky’s the limit for intergenerational action
Old vs. young is being challenged by grassroots organisations all round the country. It (more)
76, and not plannng to stop work. Ever.
“It was really shocking how many people who, when they retired, died within the (more)
Time to take age out of the equation
Shattering outdated stereotypes around women, the ‘Elastic Generation: The Female Edit’ report shows there (more)
Meet the housemates with a 68 year age gap
Florence is 95. She also has a 27-year-old housemate called Alexandra. When Florence's husband (more)
The fountain of youth reworked
The idea of a spring that brings back youth to ageing people, is a (more)
How losing my sight in my 40s made me a better designer for people of all ages
1 in 30 people in the UK have sight loss. And this affects people (more)
A transport system that works for all people
Transport was seen as one of the 4 sectors causing the biggest tensions and (more)
"YES" Mercedes-Benz Demographic Initiative
“Demographic opportunity, instead of demographic apocalypse”, is how Mercedes-Benz describes the changing nature of (more)
The 88 year old tea boy
Tom Parish is an 88-year-old tea boy. No age discrimination in this job! He (more)
It takes 70 years of experience to design the fastest car in the world
Ron Ayers is the 85 Year old chief aerodynamicist working on the world’s most (more)
Change the word age to experience — a designer's perspective
We were lucky to track down US based design guru Frank Nuovo to talk (more)
Research shows 80% of us have deep age bias against older people
It's an uncomfortable thing to admit, but according to statistics from the Implicit Association (more)
Patrick Burgoyne on good design for all ages
Creative Review is probably the world's most influential voice on design and Patrick Burgoyne (more)
Meet YouTube's 79-Year-Old Grandma Gamer
Older people gaming? Impossible? Wrong! 80-year-old Shirley Curry defies stereotypes by becoming one of (more)
You are never too old to go to school
Durge Kami, 69, was born into a poor family and lived too far away (more)
Design needs to be inspired by real users, not fantasy figures
Mike Bradley is a senior research associate in the Inclusive Design team at Cambridge (more)
Demographic segmentation is (mostly) a lazy fall back
Dickie Connell is Executive Creative Director of one of the UK's leading advertising agencies, (more)
Only design can change the world
As humans, we have a unique tool to achieve change - our ingenuity, our (more)
Hip Hop-eration
You’re never too old to go on the journey of a lifetime. A wonderfully (more)
Ageless Sex
Watch this beautiful short fine art film about 70 year old sex worker 'Libby' (more)
Do I have to think about retirement?
Is retirement still something we look forward to? This research from our partners at (more)
100 year old Don Pellman sets age-group World Records in the long jump + high jump
Don Pellman, now 102, is a record holder in 5 track and field events (more)
'101 ways to retire, or not!' The movie.
We interviewed the wonderful Sue Perlgut, the woman behind the documentary '101 Ways to Retire—or Not!' (more)
Fair House Care — a new model of housing for all ages?
Is this is a new model for intergenerational living? Fair House Care connects older (more)
The beautiful Eileen Kramer, still dancing at 102
We have gathered a collection of videos+short documentaries featuring the absolutely amazing 102 year (more)
Underage, over-the-hill and round the bend. An interview with psychologist Iain Smith
Iain Smith is a business psychologist working for Mind Gym. He's also an Age (more)
Lifespan, a film by Jessica Bishopp.
We interviewed the amazing, British artist Jess Bishopp after her new film Lifespan came (more)
A Retirement Home for Young and Old
At Judson Manor, a retirement community in Cleveland, Ohio, Tiffany Tieu, 26, and Laura (more)
51 year old World Champion Powerlifter and World Record holder Manon Bradley
Watch the short documentary about the strong and inspiring Manon Bradley, world record holder (more)
Meet the 63 year old Fashion Icon Lyn Slater
We are constantly inspired by the insanely stylish New Yorker, University Professor and Blogger (more)
An intergenerational photography project
This project by Photofusion was designed to address the gap between young and old (more)
The Age of No Retirement becomes Legal & General’s Critical Friend
As part of our ground-breaking research of 2016, we asked people of all ages (more)
Hayley Barrett, Camira Fabrics, on Ageless Design
Camira Fabrics are the design and manufacturing business behind some of the most familiar (more)
Ageism for being old — when you are still young
We asked the brilliant Dr. Ruth V. Walker, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Gerontology Program, Missouri to (more)
Retirement Works
We love the startup project Retirement Works by friends David Stocks and Stuart Wood, a (more)
Being a 28 year old psychologist comes with a tiny bit of ageism
Agesim can affect us at any age. It is not just about older or (more)
Rachel & Terry
We are exited to share our interview with textile designer Rachel Goldie and her (more)
How play makes rehab easier for all ages
We interviewed the CEO of MIRA Rehab, winner of the AXA PPP Healthtech & (more)
An intergenerational school interview
Annie, a high school student, interviews Marcia Wilson as part of her school project (more)
Sex and intimacy for all ages.
We think that the work of Artist Magda Rakita, about intimacy and sex in (more)
Julia Warr's beautiful film about her friend Maia
Our Q&A with Film Director Julia Warr who became an artist in her 40's (more)
Not the retiring type
These are just some of the images by the photographer David Yeo that were (more)
At my age I should be sitting at home doing my knitting
Car company Renault launches a new short documentary featuring 79 year-old rally driver, Rosemary (more)
A lifetime home for Tchaik Chassay and Melissa North's
All of us at The Age of No Retirement in general love the series (more)
Connecting neighbours of all ages in our changing cities
The Age of No Retirement have been lucky to get a deep, and sneak (more)
Happy at 60
This series of portraits, is a collaboration between two photographers, working together across the (more)
Dressing for your age is actually bullshit
The always wonderful online platform Refinery29, recently ran an intergenerational photoseries called, 'Dressing for (more)
90-Year-Old Figure Skater will inspire you with her amazing talent
Yvonne Dowlen discovered a lifelong love of figure skating the moment she stepped on (more)
Directed by Tweedie
What's it like making a film when you’re 87? Duncan Cowles wanted to see (more)
Doomed Gallery
Despite their 31 year age difference, Ken and Matt from Doomed Gallery have no (more)
"The old Dyke"
'Seeing Margaret Jones', is a documentary that celebrates Margaret’s life and demonstrates to Margaret (more)
Talking chairs
Full time carer Victoria Lee is asked what she would ask for if she (more)
Ask me my age? It's none of your business.
Iris Picken, 15, shares her views on ageism. She argues that young or old (more)
Age is just a number — the 7 year old recycling entrepreneur
'Starting a business isn't that hard', says Ryan Hickman, 7 years old and CEO (more)
Artist Marina Abramovic on Intergenerational Collaborations
Watch this short clip of the always interesting artist Marina Abramovic, speak about her (more)
A music video that challenges ageism in the media
Love this music video for rap artists, Friends with the Help. Director Nancy Lee, (more)
It's important not to retire from life
Listen to and watch this beautiful, gentle and inspiring short photo film by Magda (more)
Confront Ageism - Or the Rest Is Noise
Watch the Key Note presentation by Ashton Applewhite, Author of 'This Chair Rocks: A (more)
Mym talks about how her love of dogs connects with all ages
Mym Clews is a bubbly full-time 79 year old dog breeder and the subject (more)
The 60-year old Skateboarder
Age is just a number for 60-year old Alex Albano. He has been skateboarding (more)
It's always inspiring to meet older people who still live rich and full lives
Filmmaker Chloe White shares with The Age of No Retirement what she has learnt (more)
Meet Julie Kertesz, 82. Award winning storyteller & stand-up comedienne
Read our interview with 82 year old award winning stand-up comedienne Julie Kertesz. Julie is (more)
This is Marjan
We love this story by Accent Magazine and photographer Hannah Burton. Hannah met Marjan, (more)
Must I feel like an old-fashioned person in a digital first world?
Why should whether we use / like / dislike technology define our age or (more)
The ageist and lazy teen stereotypes which affect all of us
Ageism doesn't only affect the older generations of society. Read this piece by Leila (more)
Cross-age, cross-continent learning and friendship
Watch this touching and lovely intergenerational story from St. Paulo in Brazil. The project's (more)
21 year old Eden and her 85 year old friend Hetty
As part of a photography project at Kingston University, Eden was to research a (more)
Photographer Exposes tattooed people across all ages
Photographer Alan Powdrill’s documented people of all ages covered in tattoos. The photo series (more)
Is there a generational gap in the world of theatre?
We spoke to the amazing, Anna Ledwich, theatre director of the recently preformed Roundelay (more)
Connecting with your Aging parents through travel
We asked author of 'Planes, Canes, and Automobiles: Connecting with Your Aging Parents through (more)
Time to talk about death
We all know that we will die someday. But we cling to that idea (more)
Becoming an Artist at 88
Grandmother of French New Wave Cinema, Agnès Varda, on becoming an Artist at 88 (more)
Be age confident
The Age of No Retirement follows the women disrupting sexism and ageism in the (more)
I went to Spain and was bowled over by intergenerational love
The Age of No Retirement's online editor Stella went to visit her family in (more)
Cyber-Seniors
Watch this full of life documentary about a group of teenagers helping people a (more)
Most of my heroes are women over 60
27 year old, Danish writer and filmmaker Alexandra Kristjansen writes an honest and reflective (more)
A Number Is Just An Age
Ben Towers from London started a company as an 11 year old. By the (more)
Milken Summit, London 2016
Watch Jonathan represent The Age of No Retirement on the Milken Institute London Summit (more)
Design
Over 65s can inspire design for everyone and the packaging industry needs to evolve (more)
A family clothes swap
Our societal beliefs and traditions are often reflected through the clothes we wear. Artist (more)
You are never too old to learn something new
The new Merck Consumer Health - WE100 - Global Campaign gave us goosebumps. See (more)
I'm 17!
Kate Simonds is 17 years old. In this powerful Ted talk she talks about (more)
Are our perceptions of age distorted?
Watch how Apia Australia's set up an intergenerational social experiment, to see if ageism (more)
Dare to Question Why We Are So Afraid of Getting Older
World-renowned peace activist Scilla Elworthy speaks about the issues we face across all ages (more)
So who is ageist?
Our longtime friend Mervyn Eastman — a man of many titles, many skills, who (more)
Ageism: all around us
HelpAge asked older people around the world how ageism affected them. Watch this strong (more)
A quirky film about quirky women
Watch this short Documentary by Talia Pasqua, which gives a brief insight into the life (more)
Two raging grannies
Watch the trailer for the brilliant film about political activists Shirley (91) and Hinda (more)
Not just a 20's thing.
Interactive illustrator Katie Johnston writes a very intimate and honest reflection on the stress (more)
81 year old, retired banker releases her first app
Masako Wakamiya shatters the stereotypes that are at the heart of the technology industry (more)
The worry of growing older in China
Chinese Artist, Designer and Royal College of Art graduate Lumao Luyan reflects on aging (more)
Cockney Stan
Photographer Joshua T Gibbons documents the bachelor lifestyle of Stan, who claims he is (more)
Conversation
Filmmakers Lenka Clayton and James Price explore the semiotics of body language. We can (more)
U+I Think
In January 2017, The Age of No Retirement where very excited to be invited (more)
Q and Age - Ines Neto dos Santos
Ines Neto dos Santos, artist and chef-in-making takes our Q and Age challenge. (more)
The Aquadettes
The Aquadettes - a short documentary film on life, death, and synchronized swimming. (more)
A film about Leon
Leon Ward gained an interest in bowling while hanging around his local alley as (more)
How to Age Gracefully
Watch CBC Radio's video message where people of all ages offer words of wisdom (more)
What 'old' looks like
Age-disrupting organisation AARP, asked a group of younger people what age they consider to (more)
The oldest footballer in England
Another great film by James Callum and Alex Knowles featuring Dickie Borthwick. (more)
The oldest Racer
It is not the first time we feature a documentary from film maker James (more)
Love has no age
In this short documentary "Love Has No Age" we see Ron Raffaelli and Charlene (more)
The remarkable story of Ernestine Shepard
Do healthy, ripped bodies only belong to the young? That is what Prevention Magazine (more)
Silver Fox in a Frock
This amazing and inspiring story from Sandy Cambell about coming out as trans in (more)
Artist In Transit
Artist in Transit is an intergenerational, collaborative arts project aimed at delivering creative workshops (more)
Get Old
Creative Collective, Variable's film "Get Old" spreads positive awareness on aging. They were comissioned (more)
Passing on the traditions of Ndebele painting
Painter and Artist Esther Mahlangu is Keeping Africa’s Ndebele painting alive, and is known (more)
Change is a Beautiful Thing
'Change is a Beautiful Thing' is a film about 5 women, and is made (more)
Sun City Poms
American photographer Danielle Lewitt documented a wonderful group of women who lives at Sun (more)
A 4 year old interviews her mum
We came across Marianna Wassberg's lovely Facebook post that says 'You will be surprised (more)
Humanitas Retirement Home
At The Age of No Retirement we are big fans of Jurrien Muntink and (more)
Ages of Us
Ages of Us is an interest in the process of ageing, the effects of (more)
New Old Exhibition
There is still one more week to go get inspired by The New Old (more)
Where are all the older people in technology
Suzanne Noble, Founder of Frugl and Co-Founder of The Advantages of Age, speak at (more)
Voices in common
The Age of No Retirement interviewed a large group of from 7 to 93 (more)
Brighton Swimming Club
Brighton bound, documentary photographer Zackary Cain, who is in his late thirties shares his (more)
'Eighty Four' A music video
We had a chat with Director Marco Stoltze of Copenhagen-based filmmakers 73collective. In their (more)
Totally Free
'Totally Free' is a short documentary that explores the weirdly wonderful roller skaters in (more)
Special Projects
Founded by Clara Gaggero-Westaway and Adrian Westaway, Special Projects combines the principles of user-centric (more)
Daringly Able
We send off a set of questions about life/age to the wonderful film directors (more)
Alex Bruni
Model and writer Alex Bruni on how age matters in a positive way, but (more)
Rebels Without a Pause
We talked to photographer Muir Vilder about his extraordinary series 'Rebels without a Pause' (more)
Aging can be fun
Read our short interview with artist Cristiana Negoescu about her photography project 'Aging can (more)
Waves - A Portrait of Maria á Heygum
32 year old Islandic film maker Heidrik, portrays his 85 year old grandmother Maria (more)
AGE DOES NOT MATTER Festival
Watch a our event video alongside a few portraits, from the Age Doesn't Matter (more)
Guiness World Record holder Michelle Dubarry/Russell Alldread
We interviewed photographer Jess Desaulniers-Lea, leading up to our 'Age Does Not Matter' Festival (more)
Intergenerational artisans in Vietnam
Royal College of Art student Grace Crannis went to Vietnam for a research residency, (more)
People across all ages can meet
23 year old Psychology Anna Louise Pang recently travelled to New York to spend 6 (more)
Common grounds
We asked 28 year old Luis Nogueria about his Final Project at London College (more)
Be proud of the aging process
Artist, wife, mother and performer Melodie Holliday talks about love, life and being proud (more)
Style Does Not Retire
Style does not retire. A fashion film by Caryn Franklin for The Age of (more)
Aging Gracefully
Interview with photographer Karsten Thormaehlen, who believe we all need to get a more (more)
A film about Joan
Childhood friends/Film-makers Lizzie Mayson and Amber Felix shares their view on age, and their (more)
My Nan Rita
Our Storytelling Editor Stella shares her relationship with her nan. (more)
Mark McLane, talks Intergenerational at Barclays
Mark McLane, Head of Diversity for Barclays, talks to The Age of No Retirement (more)
The answers lie in the crowd
Norman Lewis, Head of Crowdsourcing at PwC passionately argues the case for encouraging all (more)
One + one equals three
'The Intergenerational team is the only way'. Highly experienced writer, communicator, campaigner and strategist (more)
The age of portfolio living
'The Age of Portfolio Living'. Barrie Hobson, psychologist and expert in ageing talks about (more)
Breaking the stereotypes of the tech industry
'My story of being an older techpreneur'. Louise Chunn is a prize-winning journalist and (more)
How being positive about ageing will help us live an extra 7.5 years
Guy Robertson shares his extraordinary review of research from the last 40 years on (more)
How breaking stereotypes is good for business
Tricia Cusden shares with The Age of No Retirement why her frustration with the (more)
Age is only a state of mind
Film maker James Callum writes about aging and portrays Dylis the Skydiver and David (more)
Tech for all
Pauline Wiltshire, and Dominic Wilson from Barclays talk about how Barclays is making technology (more)
'Hello i'm Nora'
Emily Stein photographs her friend Nora who, as Emily describes it doesn't see her (more)
Producing images that didn’t seem to be out there
We spoke to Alex Rotas about life, age and how male/female elite sports people (more)
Youth has no age
Natalia Evelyn Bencicova, the 23 year old award-winning Slovakian photographer, recently told The Age (more)
Age Does Not Define Us
We gave 12 people, ranging from 22 to 66, a video camera for a (more)
We both want to get our independence back
Being a carer is tough, being cared for is tough too. We talk to (more)
Altered images of age
Jade Beall is the world-renown photographer specialising in truthful images of women to inspire (more)
Becoming an intern at 52
How many companies actually have the imagination to give ‘older’ people new experiences? The (more)
Dad Making Me
One of the things we want to do at The Age of No Retirement (more)
I will wear what I like
Top fashion blogger Catherine Summers talks to The Age of No Retirement about why (more)
How I invented a new career
Frances Cain is a successful toy designer and business owner. She’s also 51. She (more)
Advantages of Ageing
The Age of No Retirement talks to Rose Rouse, one of the fabulous women (more)
My story — how I got my confidence back.
Helen Walmsley-Johnson had plenty of confidence as a child but where did it go (more)
How we grew bolder
Why the fear of getting older inspired Dominique Afacan and Helen Cathcart, both in (more)
White works
Writer, artist and exquisite model Alex B. finds that confidence in who she is (more)
Q and Age – Jonathan Collie
Jonathan Collie, Co Founder of The Age of No Retirement answers our quick fire (more)
Q and Age – George Lee
George Lee, one of the Co-Founders of The Age of No Retirement answers our (more)
The app that avoids things that older people (well, all of us) find off-putting
Technology being used in a human way, not as a driver but as a (more)