AÑO
2015
CATEGORÍA
Comunidad
OBJETIVOS
Igualdad de género
PAL. CLAVE
acupunctural design approach, design for social innovation and sustainability, urban-rural interaction
PAÍS
China
CRÉDITOS
Prof. LOU Yongqi and the Studio TAO project team, TekTao Studio and D&I, Tongji University
LINK
http://www.designharvests.com
DESIGN Harvests
The project contributes to social and economic exchange between rural and urban areas.
DESIGN Harvests is encouraging social and economic interaction between rural and urban areas in China by the acupunctural design approach. This means: single initiatives are unified in a general framework with the idea of working in a holistic way. The project is a collaborative social innovation experience that gathers committed creative individuals, local farmers, local communities, entrepreneurs and craftsmen to form a dynamic community. In this context, design is given a much more proactive role to intervene in large-scale social change by defining and solving strategic, holistic problems in daily lives and businesses. Through design thinking, it integrates the resources and demands of urban and rural areas, encourages youth to do start-ups, enhance urban-rural interaction and communication as well as create new business models. The entire design project outcome can be seen as the prototypes of visions for the future.