The Lana Collection was designed from the ground up through an inclusive product design process rooted in Sheffield and shaped by the clinical insight of the physiotherapists, occupational therapists and clients at STEPS Rehabilitation®. Working with NorthSky Design and design partners including Horsley and Feather, we developed a collection that combines real-world rehabilitation knowledge with considered product design, ergonomic function and a refined look.
Most assistive products are assembled from parts that already exist. A frame from one supplier, a seat from another, a mechanism borrowed from something else entirely. The result is usually functional but rarely feels designed.
When we set out on the inclusive product design process behind the Lana Collection, we made a decision early on: this would not be a collection directed by standard parts. It would be shaped around real clinical insight, with key elements developed and refined specifically to support comfort, stability, dignity and ease of use.
Before a single sketch was drawn, we spent time where it mattered most: alongside the physiotherapists, occupational therapists and clients at STEPS Rehabilitation. Watching how people actually use seating in bathrooms and kitchens, and listening to what they found frustrating, uncomfortable or undignified about existing products, gave us a foundation of real insight rather than assumption. Those observations shaped everything that followed, from the height of the seat to the position of the integrated handles.
Good design needs more than good intentions. To turn clinical insight into products that could actually be manufactured at scale, we partnered with NorthSky Design, a product design and manufacturing advisory business specialising in ergonomic, healthcare and medical products.
NorthSky brought strategic thinking and real-world manufacturing insight to the development process, helping us to make smart decisions early and design products that were commercially viable as well as beautiful. Alongside NorthSky, we collaborated with a leading interior designer to ensure the collection would feel at home in modern living spaces rather than standing apart from them.
The result of that collaboration is a collection where nothing is an afterthought. Our patent-pending two-point locking mechanism was custom-designed to provide a secure, stable lock at every height, with an easy-to-pull handle that makes adjustment smooth and easy.
The frame uses aerospace-grade aluminium, chosen for its strength-to-weight ratio, with oxidised legs that will not rust . The sculpted backrest and structural components are precision injection-moulded in high-grade ABS and Nylon, selected for strength, durability and a refined surface finish that is easy to clean.
The Lana Collection started in Sheffield, shaped by the day-to-day insight of the team, clients and rehabilitation environment at STEPS Rehabilitation. That close connection to real people and real spaces meant the design process was grounded in practical need from the start.
Every detail was considered through that lens: how the products would be handled, adjusted, cleaned, moved and lived with. Working with UK-based design and manufacturing specialists, we translated those insights into a collection that combines clinical function with considered design.
From early sketches and prototypes to material selection, tooling and testing, the focus remained the same: to create assistive products that feel purposeful, durable and beautiful. The result is a collection designed in the UK with precision and attention to detail its users deserve.
Sustainability starts with longevity. High-performance materials and precision manufacturing extend product life, while modular components support long-term maintenance. Like everything we do, the collection will continue to be refined through ongoing feedback from the people who use it, because that is how it was created in the first place.
Read more about why the collection is named as it is and how STEPS Rehabilitation helps to shape everything we design or explore our products.
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