On view at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum  New York City through September 23, 2007. Of the world’s total population of 6.5 billion, 5.8 billion people, or 90%, have little or no access to most of the products and services many of us take for granted; in fact, nearly half do not have regular access to food, clean water, or shelter. Design for the Other 90% explores a growing movement among designers to design low-cost solutions for this “other 90%”  To view the products that IDEI disseminates featuring in the show,

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http://other.cooperhewitt.org/Design/drip-irrigation-system   
the low-cost drip irrigation system

http://other.cooperhewitt.org/Design/water-storage-system     
the low-cost water-storage bags and

http://other.cooperhewitt.org/Design/bamboo-treadle-pump
the low-cost bamboo treadle pump

 http://www.other.cooperhewitt.org