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May 31, 2007
Art & Design. A Humanitarian Perspective
Art & Design. A Humanitarian Perspective: Most of the world's money resides with 10 percent of the population. Much of the remaining 90 percent are left with faulty systems and weak resources for opportunity. Dr. Polak proposes something different. How do we reverse the ratio?
As reported by the NY Times: "'A billion customers in the world,' Dr. Paul Polak told a crowd of inventors recently, 'are waiting for a $2 pair of eyeglasses, a $10 solar lantern and a $100 house.' The world’s cleverest designers, said Dr. Polak, a former psychiatrist who now runs an organization helping poor farmers become entrepreneurs, cater to the globe’s richest 10 percent, creating items like wine labels, couture and Maseratis. 'We need a revolution to reverse that silly ratio,' he said.
Read more about design that solves problems for the world's poor [Here]
Posted by taj at May 31, 2007 10:20 PM