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In order to make wheelchairs more accessible to people in developing countries, two designers are revamping common plastic chairs with a little bit of creative common sense. By affixing the widely available plastic seats to standard wheelchair wheels, Spanish designers Josep Mora and Clara Romaní are able to drastically cut the cost of the products through some simple DIY. Thanks to a workshop settled within a local hospital, this designer duo is giving injured people in Rwanda the freedom to move around by themselves.
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Post tags: Clara Romani, developing countries, DIY, DIY Wheelchairs, green products, green resources, green transportation, Josep Mora, plastic chairs, recycled chairs, Recycled Materials, rwanda, social design, spanish design
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