Team Lumen workstation and the flag of Cambodia
I enjoyed reading the blog of Team Lumen tonight. Team Lumen is a group of four Industrial Design students from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands who a working on a (thesis?) project to develop an affordable and quality lighting solution for people in rural Cambodia. As you know, because of my experience in Cambodia last year, I am always interested to hear about what people are doing to address the needs of Khmer people, especially when it involves students and sustainable technology! But what I find really relevant is Team Lumen’s blog which they have been updating since they first flew to Phnom Penh last April. During that time they have shared many great photos, notes and videos about the evolution of their project and their process as a team — insights from user testing, first hand observations and facts about life in rural Cambodia, concept development (which they let people vote on through their blog!), prototyping, etc…
What they finally developed is called the MoonLight, a portable, solar powered lamp designed to be assembled locally. Thanks to a few awards they picked up and a partnership with Kamworks (a solar energy company in Cambodia!), it looks like this student project may reach the people of Cambodia. Well done and thanks for the inspiration!
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