Design For The Other 90%
05.6.2007 Greetings,
MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER.
EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ARE ILLITERATE. OF THAT NUMBER, TWO-THIRDS ARE WOMEN.
ALMOST HALF THE WORLD'S POPULATION, OR 2.8 BILLION PEOPLE, LIVE ON LESS THAN $2 A DAY. ONE IN SIX PEOPLE AROUND WORLD, OR ABOUT 1.1 BILLION, BARELY EXIST ON LESS THAN $1 A DAY.
SEVENTY PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD HAVE NO ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY IN THEIR HOMES, HEALTH CLINICS, OR SCHOOLS.
“The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.”
—Dr. Paul Polak, International Development Enterprises
A revolution in design is at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum through September 23, 2007.
Design focus is on Shelter, Health, Water, Education, Energy and Transport.
Peace.
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