solutions for the other 90%

Good design shouldn’t just be for the world's richest 10%. At Solutions for the Other 90%, a cross-section of local designers suggested practical ways to make water, energy, education, health care, and transportation more accessible to everyone else. Over the course of the evening, presenters shared innovative methods for moving water, processing crops, and telling stories. Works Progress curated and presented this event, which featured presentations by:

• Gabriel Cheifietz for 612 Authentic
• Jeffrey Swainhart & Alissa Kingsly of Architecture for Humanity: MSP
• Anne-Marie Hendrickson for Compatible Technology International
• Marc Swackhamer, co-founder of HouMinn Practice
• John Dwyer, founder of Shelter Architecture
• Peter Rich for the Microfinance Alliance
• Stephanie & Kelly Kinnunnen, co-founders of NEED magazine
• Emily Pilloton of Project H Design
• Justin Merkovich, Catherine Sandlund, Kyle Skar & Christine Warnert at the University of Minnesota's School of Architecture
• Tom Fisher, Dean of the University of Minnesota's College of Design