user: Problem: By. Katy Winter. At first glance a high glamour glossy fashion shoot, these pictures soon reveal themselves to be so much more. The opulent jewellery dripping off the model’s ears are in fact diamond encrusted hearing aids, and several of the shots also show the model leaning on elaborately decorated walking aids. The project, called Tools of Life, is the work of ethical artist Elana Langer and photographer Hanna Agar, both from New York, and aims to challenge the stigma and social discomfort of disability. Not only a stunning and extravagant fashion statement, these dripping diamonds conceal a functional hearing aid. Artist Elana Langer both models in the shoot and designed and made the glamourous walkers and hearing aids. The pair decided to have the project in natural situations such as hailing a cab, in a hair salon or trying on lingerie, but with a glamorous twist. On the projects blog, Elana, who runs ethical company ‘What I live by’, says: ‘One tool of enhancement, like clothing or jewellery, doesn’t have to compromise another tool of enhancement like the ability to hear or walk with greater ease. They are both enriching our experiences in the world'. Elana, who hand crafted all the hearing aids and walkers for the project, was inspired by her own grandmother, who resisted using such aids because of the connotations associated with them. ‘I don’t remember a time when her hair and nails weren’t done and she wasn’t dressed impeccably. In the last year of her life she, like many others in her condition, lost the ability to walk without support. 'And although she had a strong will to live, the idea of using a walker in public seemed unbearable to her. The force of her vanity had come up against the limit of the body. I loved my grandmother deeply and I miss her in this world and I hope these pictures would make her smile.' Posing herself in the project, the pair decided to have the project in natural situations such as hailing a cab, in a hair salon or trying on lingerie, but with a glamorous twist. Although Elana doesn't actually use a hearing aid or a walker she wanted to embody the idea and channel the elegance of her grandmother. Elana was inspired to create the pieces by her grandmother's elegance. The project, called Tools of Life and aims to challenge the stigma and social discomfort of aids. Elana says: 'One tool of enhancement, like clothing or jewelry, doesn't have to compromise another tool of enhancement like the ability to hear or walk with greater ease' The decorated and embellished hearing aids and walkers can be available on special order. Photographer Hanna Agar, from New York, collaborated on the project. Speaking to MailOnline Hanna says: ‘I chose to do this project because the moment Elana mentioned it to me I could just imagine this world where all these people were walking around with blinged out walkers, just rocking it down the street. ‘And having hearing aids be just as beautiful as earrings; it felt like a celebration of life and what we can do, instead of a chore and embarrassment and a reminder of what we lack. ‘I love creating photographs that have a deeper message than just being a pretty picture, which was why this project really spoke to me. The hearing aids and walkers can be available on special order from freedom@whatiliveby.com.

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Answer: Stunning embellished hearing aids and walking aids part of project 'Tools of Life' Work of artist Elana Langer and photographer Hanna Agar. Aims to challenge the stigma and social discomfort of disability aids.

Problem: Living in a wealthy country doesn’t necessarily mean you will be happier, according to a study. Researchers found that once a nation’s gross domestic product surpasses £22,200 per person, individual happiness begins to nosedive – as the worry of ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ kicks in. The researchers said these high expectations in the world’s wealthiest countries were to blame for creating dissatisfaction among citizens. The British study compared per capita GDP with data on life satisfaction gathered from the World Values Survey. Wealth doesn't pay: Once a country's GDP per person tops £22,200 per person, the level of the nation's individual happiness starts to drop. In the poorest countries happiness rises as a country’s wealth increases and citizens are able to afford their basic needs. People in countries with a GDP per capita of below £4,100 were 12 per cent less likely to report the highest level of life satisfaction than those in countries where it reached £11,100. However, beyond a level of £12,600 per person, the link between increasing prosperity and happiness is much less marked. Between this level and the very highest GDP per capita level £33,000, the probability of reporting the top level of life satisfaction changes by no more than two per cent. Satisfaction peaked at £22,200, after which it appeared to dip in the world’s richest nations. It means Britons, with a per capita GDP of around £22,800, should be fairly satisfied with their lives. Lead researcher Dr Eugenio Proto, of Warwick University, said: ‘Whether wealth can buy a country’s happiness is a major question for governments. Many policy-makers, including in the UK, are interested in official measures of national well-being. Satisfaction: Graphic shows how happiness declines in countries with a gross domestic product of £22,100 per capita. 'Our new analysis has one very surprising finding which has not been reported before – that life satisfaction appears to dip beyond a certain level of wealth. ‘In our study we see evidence that this is down to changes in the aspiration levels of people living in the richest countries. ‘As countries get richer, higher levels of GDP lead to higher aspiration. There is a sense of keeping up with the Joneses as people see wealth and opportunity all around them and aspire to having more. ‘But this aspiration gap – the difference between actual income and the income we would like – eats away at life-satisfaction levels. ‘In other words, what we aspire to becomes a moving target and one which moves away faster in the richest countries, causing the dip in happiness we see in our analysis.’ Contrast:. Based on the findings, residents of wealthier nations such as. Switzerland, pictured, should be less content than their UK. counterparts. But a separate UN study ranked the country in the top five. of most satisfied nations, while Britain was ranked in 22nd place. The findings, published in journal Public Library of Science ONE, seem to confirm the Easterlin Paradox – that the link between life satisfaction and GDP is more or less flat in richer countries. But the study seemed to go further in suggesting a small drop in life satisfaction once countries go beyond a certain level of prosperity. Based on the findings, residents of wealthier nations such as the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway should be less content than their UK counterparts because of the higher GDP per person. But a separate UN study published earlier this year found all three countries rank in the top five most satisfied nations, while Britain was ranked in 22nd place.

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assistant: A British study compared per capita GDP with data on life satisfaction. It found satisfaction peaked in countries with a GDP at £22,200 per person. After £22,200, happiness levels dip in the world's richest nations. Researchers say higher life aspirations in these countries is to blame.