India’s House of Tomorrow has been named International Winner in the Autonomy & Independent Living category at the SilverEco & Ageing Well International Awards 2026. The Pune and Ahmedabad-based design studio was recognised in Cannes for Inloo, a toilet attachment designed to support older adults’ independence at home.
A design solution focused on everyday autonomy
Ageing well starts with everyday gestures. House of Tomorrow, the Indian design studio behind Inloo, received the Autonomy & Independent Living Award on 14 September at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, during the 18th edition of the SilverEco & Ageing Well International Awards. According to SilverEco’s published winners’ lists, House of Tomorrow is the first Indian winner of the International Awards.
Founded by architect Aishwarya Edakhe and product designer Shagun Malavia, House of Tomorrow approaches ageing at home as a design challenge as much as a medical one. Its flagship product, Inloo, is a toilet attachment designed to make sitting down and standing up easier for older adults, with the aim of restoring independence during one of the most vulnerable moments of everyday life. The studio deliberately presents it as a lifestyle product rather than an assistive device.
“This isn’t an award for a prototype. It’s an award for something that’s changing how people live, one product at a time,” said Shagun Malavia, co-founder of House of Tomorrow. Aishwarya Edakhe, also co-founder, said the team was “proud to represent India on this international stage” and to continue developing products and spaces based on human-centred design
From international recognition to wider rollout
The Cannes award adds to the international recognition already received by House of Tomorrow. The studio was also honoured at the Don Norman Design Award 2025 in Singapore for its contribution to human-centred design, placing the company among the ventures recognised by both awards. The SilverEco & Ageing Well International Awards, organised by SilverEco.org, have been held in Paris and Tokyo and, since 2021, in Cannes, with participants from more than 19 countries in recent editions.
Inloo has attracted interest from households in several geographical areas, with wishlist registrations ahead of a planned wider rollout. For House of Tomorrow, the Cannes recognition comes as the product moves from trial towards a broader deployment.
Based in Pune and Ahmedabad, House of Tomorrow develops products intended to help older adults remain independent at home while also supporting the people who care for them. With Inloo, the studio is placing a very concrete aspect of ageing and autonomy at the centre of its design approach.
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