Summary

'Facett' Shapeways Blue Strong & Flexible hearing device manufactured by Blamey Saunders in Melbourne and launched in 2018.

1/2 module colour prototyping. This vivid blue was introduced in response to a desire to have an outlier colour, something for users who would like to be 'loud and proud' about their hearing aids. The colour was informed by a blue opal specimen in Museum Victoria's archive.

The 'Facett' hearing devices were designed by Melbourne designer Leah Heiss who was inspired by the beauty of Museum Victoria's geology collection. Launched in 2018, they were carefully designed to be a hearing device that looks good and that users want to wear. Issues addressing stigma, useability, access and cost make this collection even more unique in the hearing device industry at this time.

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