Alumni Nominated for 2009 People's Design Award - Cast Your Vote Now
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Design for Development Society founder, Niki Dun (03), along with the Bambulance Project Team, Chris Ryan (08), Phillippa Mennell (08) and Phillippe Schlesser, have been nominated for the 2009 People's Design Award.
The People's Design Award is being held in conjunction with National Design Week in the United States. New York's Cooper-Hewitt National Designed Museum is sponsoring the award.
The Bambulance is a bicyle-pulled stretcher, made almost entirely from bamboo, noted for its strength and sustainability . Designed for areas in which bamboo is plentiful, the Bambulance project will debut in western Kenya. In addition to saving lives by enabling safe and efficient medical transportation, the project will train community-based organizations in design, manufacturing and distribution skills. In this way, the project aims to build economic independence and opportunity within groups for whom increased income and skills will have maximum impact.
The awards will be announced October 22, 2009.
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