Comments on: Design for Poverty Winners http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/ Modern Industrial Design News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:43:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Reuse .. .. rain ! « Glenribbeen – The Eco-Bloghttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-303068 Reuse .. .. rain ! « Glenribbeen – The Eco-Blog Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:58:09 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/?p=4562#comment-303068 [...] (images via: yanko design) [...] [...] (images via: yanko design) [...]

]]> By: Alfredohttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-295697 Alfredo Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:04:51 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/?p=4562#comment-295697 Every cat protects its own kittens, you are a designer, I am rural developer. Ideas and projects imported from the Western with an Eurocentric/North American point of view created more problems than solutions for us. Want to know what to do? Ask the ones who are living the problem. I live the problem and I give you my point of view: Very nice what you do but does not solve the problem. Thank you! Every cat protects its own kittens, you are a designer, I am rural developer. Ideas and projects imported from the Western with an Eurocentric/North American point of view created more problems than solutions for us.

Want to know what to do? Ask the ones who are living the problem. I live the problem and I give you my point of view: Very nice what you do but does not solve the problem.

Thank you!

]]> By: zambiagirlhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-295619 zambiagirl Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:05:16 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/?p=4562#comment-295619 design is there to help whoever it can. poverty is a serious problem and that's why we as designers must do what we can to help. these people need a complete turn around in lifestyle and that's not going to happen overnight. that doesn't mean that every small and 'ridiculous' design doesn't help in the mean time. if a trash sleeping bag keeps somebody warm at night or h2ome is providing shelter from rain for even one night, then isn't it worth every effort to continue designing for poverty? design is there to help whoever it can. poverty is a serious problem and that’s why we as designers must do what we can to help. these people need a complete turn around in lifestyle and that’s not going to happen overnight. that doesn’t mean that every small and ‘ridiculous’ design doesn’t help in the mean time. if a trash sleeping bag keeps somebody warm at night or h2ome is providing shelter from rain for even one night, then isn’t it worth every effort to continue designing for poverty?

]]> By: Alfredohttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-295526 Alfredo Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:36:16 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/?p=4562#comment-295526 Keep on dreaming and designing, people living in harsh conditions still will not give a damm if your design looks good or not. So keep up your consciuos good work! Keep on dreaming and designing, people living in harsh conditions still will not give a damm if your design looks good or not. So keep up your consciuos good work!

]]> By: Davehttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-295524 Dave Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:28:28 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/?p=4562#comment-295524 These concepts are produced for the sake of producing concepts... I would be interested if any of the designers have tried to get any real insights in to the problems the designs are supposedly meant to solve - or if they are just based there work on assumptions of the designers These concepts are produced for the sake of producing concepts… I would be interested if any of the designers have tried to get any real insights in to the problems the designs are supposedly meant to solve – or if they are just based there work on assumptions of the designers

]]> By: RAIN DROPS « isabellamjhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-251067 RAIN DROPS « isabellamj Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:36:17 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/?p=4562#comment-251067 [...] colector de agua de lluvia, Rain Drops, de Evan Gant fue el proyecto ganador del oro en el concurso Design for Poverty. El diseño y funcionamiento del [...] [...] colector de agua de lluvia, Rain Drops, de Evan Gant fue el proyecto ganador del oro en el concurso Design for Poverty. El diseño y funcionamiento del [...]

]]> By: Atl gutterhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-268952 Atl gutter Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:45:00 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/?p=4562#comment-268952 I'm glad to see so many good designs made for a good cause. I'm glad to see so many good designs made for a good cause.

]]> By: mif991http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-92921 mif991 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:50:29 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/?p=4562#comment-92921 Poverty is not a design issue and neither is a political issue. They can re-distribute the wealth of the world, but people (governments too) will not control themselves to piss-away what they have. It is a mind set (I'd say it is a spiritual issue) that needs to change within each and every person. In other words, we all can choose to succeed if we plan and focus on achieving small goals at a time without making life changing decisions (like getting pregnant out of wedlock). Unfortunately the children of the 3rd. world have no hope and must do what they can to survive or else they die. No parenting = no education = no skills = poverty. Brian Cuellar should have won for he addressed the education need. Poverty is not a design issue and neither is a political issue. They can re-distribute the wealth of the world, but people (governments too) will not control themselves to piss-away what they have. It is a mind set (I’d say it is a spiritual issue) that needs to change within each and every person. In other words, we all can choose to succeed if we plan and focus on achieving small goals at a time without making life changing decisions (like getting pregnant out of wedlock). Unfortunately the children of the 3rd. world have no hope and must do what they can to survive or else they die. No parenting = no education = no skills = poverty. Brian Cuellar should have won for he addressed the education need.

]]> By: Colector de agua de lluviahttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-75715 Colector de agua de lluvia Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:20:18 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/?p=4562#comment-75715 [...] colector de agua de lluvia, Rain Drops, de Evan Gant fue el proyecto ganador del oro en el concurso Design for Poverty. El diseño y funcionamiento del [...]

]]> By: Ignoranthttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/30/design-for-poverty-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-71956 Ignorant Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:27:26 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/?p=4562#comment-71956 Wow, have you ever been in a third world country?? Then I don't think that this concept would raise the issue of a parasite breeding ground. This would be a million times better than the water sources currently in some countries. Stop staring against a wall!!!! Wow, have you ever been in a third world country?? Then I don’t think that this concept would raise the issue of a parasite breeding ground. This would be a million times better than the water sources currently in some countries. Stop staring against a wall!!!!

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