4. Style? Movement?

Mau technically don’t have a personal “design style”. The style he uses to design his projects is taking his clients product’s meaning and turn it into a design. Showcasing the reason behind the product before others looks into it.

When Mau was researching for his design for Massive Change he found that everyday people were using design to solve their problems; such as transportation, education and housing. Mau interpretive that design is changing the world, design is not about aesthetic anymore but more of our everyday life. Which means that we use “design” to plan our way of life, as mention above transportation–how to avoid traffic jam, how to get to a certain place faster. In his late 40s he widens his projects to dealing with the world. He discussed that the design principle can be apply to global issues, such as poverty stricken areas where education and food is at its lowest. The exhibit showcased a control mobile wheelchair called iBot design by his friend Dean Kamen, low-cost laptop under $150 for children in Africa and numerous devices that purified water or replace missing body parts and environmental friendly structure. For this exhibit he wants to tell the world that there are lots of problems and challenges around us and will find the answer if we look deeper into it.