Sunday, May 6, 2007

DESIGN for the other 90%


"A new breed of industrial designer is confronting Third World poverty with
innovtive products aimed at encouraging rural entrepreneurs. Unliek
foreign aid, they say, their stratgy fosters dignity, not dependence, and
ensures sustainabiltiy. Low cost water purifiers, crop preservers,
wireless lighting, drip irrigation and loda-carrying bicycles are among the
simple but ingenious products being mass-produced."

You can find more information on this exhibition at:
www.peoplesdesignaward.org/design_for_the_other_90