Design for the Other 90% - Blog

Virtual Emergency Network [1]

Cynthia E. Smith — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:32:58 GMT

The first solar powered StarSight virtual utility poles were installed in Istanbul, Turkey…

Innovation, Deviance and Design [2]

Cynthia E. Smith — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:18:46 GMT

In this growing area of design innovations are evident in numerous forms. Not limited to current technologies these designers sample from current, emerging and out-moded technologies to provide low cost….

Schools Lead [10]

Cynthia E. Smith — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:52:08 GMT

A multitude of schools are at the forefront of devising low cost innovations around the world, these are only a few of the examples of initiatives and projects underway…

Salvage Shed [8]

Cynthia E. Smith — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:51:01 GMT

Many families are still crowded into one-bedroom FEMA trailers even 2 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the US Gulf Coast…

Doing more with less [10]

Cynthia E. Smith — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:25:24 GMT

The Buckminster Fuller Institute has announced an annual award named in honor of the innovator has been described as a “philosopher of shelter”...

Low Cost and Value [5]

Cynthia E. Smith — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:53:27 GMT

Several weeks ago while in the exhibition speaking to two museum directors I found myself pulled away by two engaged visitors. Ruth Yoffe, a product/retail/branding designer, and Elisabeth M de Morentin who is a recent graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology overheard my conversation with the two directors and wanted to discuss their insights with me…

Light Filters Water [6]

Cynthia E. Smith — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:48:03 GMT

A low cost UV water filter is making an impact in the field. Mexican non-profit Niparaja teamed with AquaStar and the local Technological Institute on the design of the low cost UV Bucket water filter. AquaStar/Meridian designed the 12V ballast that powers the UV lamp inside the UV Bucket, for use with solar panels in rural areas of Baja California Sur, Mexico…

Rope Pumps [12]

Cynthia E. Smith — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:56:14 GMT

The show was conceived to begin a conversation and provoke discussion about the broad range of ways various organizations and individuals are addressing the underpinnings of poverty through design innovations…

In Their Own Words [7]

Cynthia E. Smith — Mon, 14 May 2007 14:40:32 GMT

What is the best way to convey the spirit of the work being done around the world? Footage of the exhibition objects being used in the locations where they are normally used helps provide context…

Full Circle [6]

Cynthia E. Smith — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:46:21 GMT

Though we knew that we may find it tough to ship several of the objects, our registrars and exhibitions department have had to make extraordinary efforts to make arrangements to bring objects from remote areas around the world…