Design Revolution: You read the book, now see the roadshow!
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Emily Pilloton, founder of Project H, is taking Design Revolution on the road. 36 products featured in the book will be hauled to different sites around the country in an Airstream trailer this coming February. (By the way, if you’re not sure what we’re talking about, read Allan Chochinov’s interview with Pilloton here.)
Each product in the exhibition proposes a design solution to one of the following eight categories: Water, Well-Being, Energy Education, Play, Food, Mobility, and Enterprise. These include the Jaipur Foot, an affordable prosthetic for landmine victims; Giant Microbes, educational plush toys that illustrate germs, Menu, a portion control dining set; and Soccer Tape, for making DIY soccer balls. That’s just a taste, so be sure to check out the full list here. The best part is, the public will be invited to touch, use and test many of these products in the hands-on zone of the exhibition.
The two-month tour is extensive, starting in Larkspur, California on February 1st and making its way through Los Angeles, Austin, Raleigh, Baltimore, New York, Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago (among others) to its final stop in Ohio on April 16th . And if you’re a design student, get excited—the trailer will be parked at many major design schools along the route.
Finally, in addition to serving as a mobile exhibition space, the trailer, which also happens to be Project H’s design headquarters, will be occupied by Pilloton and Matt Miller, practicing what they call a “2-Milk-Crate Life.”.
Design Revolution: The Roadshow
February 1st – April 16th, 2010
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