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Misc | 23 Dec 04 | Stumble
14 designers choose what's good for under £10.
London's Design Museum asked fourteen people working in design to select what they believe to be good design with one caveat - that no item could cost more than 10 pounds. The designers included well known furniture and object designer Ron Arad and lesser known industrial designers J Mays, the head of global design at the Ford Motor Company, Geoff Kirk, chief design engineer of Rolls-Royce and architects Farshid Moussavi and Alejandro Zaera Polo. We spotted this item on Cameron Sinclair's website, co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, which designs emergency housing for disaster zones.
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Here are the 10 under a tenner Cameron chose:
1. Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Olyset Bednets – Cost $6 (£3.50)
"Bednets treated with safe insecticide that kills mosquitoes for over five years without any kind of retreating – up to twenty times longer than other bednets."
2. UnBathroom by William Hsu, Art Center College of Design – Cost approx. $10 (£5.62)
"This temporary toilet for use in emergency situations or remote locations is fully recyclable and biodegradable."
3. Condoms – Cost $0.50 (£0.38)
"Currently the best protection against the spread of HIV/AIDS."
4. Danish Coffee Cups by Ole Jensen – Cost $10 (£5.62)
"This selection is a guilty pleasure. I’m a self-professed caffeine addict* and these are the nicest cups I’ve drunk from. I think it has to do with the weight and in particular the ability to rest your thump in the handle. Alas I lost mine."
5. Staple Free Stapler – Cost $10 (£5.62)
"Running a non profit is all about organization which means having a mini-office with me at all times. I dislike staples, they get everywhere."
6. OXO Good Grips 2-Cup Angled Measuring Cup – Cost $6 (£3.37)
"This is the next evolution from the OXO good grips range. An ingenious yet simple measuring cup that can be read while it rests on the table."
7. Aquis Micro-Fiber Towel – Cost $16 (£9.00)
"Made from AQUITEX microfiber, a super soft material that instantly soaks up water on contact. Not only are they super-absorbent and quick drying, AQUIS towels are extremely lightweight, durable, and incredibly compact."
8. SIGG aluminum water bottle – Cost $16 (£9.00)
"This one-piece aluminum bottle has developed and reimagined since the 20’s and its latest model is to a must-have for and hiker."
9. Football – Cost $10 (£5.62)
"From the streets of brazil to the rural fields of South Africa the football not only brings joy to millions but acts as a great catalyst for bringing people together."
10. Advanced Healing Bandage by Johnson & Johnson 6 for $3.99
"Hydrocolloidal adhesive technology makes this cushioned slug shaped Band-Aid super tight."
And one BAD DESIGN
Landmine – Cost $3 (£1.68 - the cost a Big Mac)
"Every 15 minutes a de-miner or innocent bystander is killed or maimed due to a landmine – around 15-20,000 victims a year."
