I spotted this ‘magnetic lock’ mosquito curtain, at a Bottom of Pyramid (BOP) home in a tier 4 town in China. It is simple, ingenuous and cheap (approx RMB 35 /USD 5).
The vertical magnetic strips woven into the nylon fabric at the center, keeps the thing closed & mosquitoes out!
What can we learn from this about cost effective design for everyday things that deliver maximum functionality? Could we have more such ‘magnetic partition doors’ that use canvas or cotton and help large shopping malls save on their monthly power bills. Right now most of these shopping malls install power hungry air-cutting devices to keep the cool air, inside and the heat and insects out. 
Could this also be a new away for the large enterprises to walk the ‘green line’ save power go simple?
Functional design can be for everyone. Anyone?
Monday, August 11, 2008
Utility Design – from BOP homes to swank shopping malls
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