what is "product design for the developing world" ?
"product design for the developing world" is a collaborative course amongst caltech, the art center college of design, and universidad rafael landivar, being taught in by ken pickar and luzmi delgado in the fall of 2009. this class is focused on designed products for the 2 billion people in the world who exist on less than $2/day. our area of interest is the rural mayan community of guatemala.

updates
for the past several months, the caltech, artcenter and landivar students have been meeting regularly, discussing various project interests and also preparing for our trip to guatemala in august.

honey extractor & export business
problem:
can small scale honey production be a viable export business? beekeeping provides great value to agriculture and the environment, but small scale beekeepers lack appropriate tools and infrastructure to tap into the export market

history:
in 2008 a highly motivated beekeeper in pasajquim asked us to help him make a more efficient honey centrifuge and explore export mechanisms.