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Why Design Won't Save the World is a thoughtful opinion piece by David Stairs, examining the current exhibit Design for the Other 90%, currently on at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York until September 23. Stairs coordinates the graphic design program at Central Michigan University and is the founding editor of Design-Altruism-Project, as well as the executive director of Designers Without Borders. Shown here is the PermaNet by Vestergaard Frandsen (Photograph by Palle Peter Skov). Via Design Observer.