Emily Pilloton, Founder of the nonprofit social design firm Project H, gave “one of the most compelling presentations” at Compostmodern 09 according to Kristin Palm of Metropolis magazine.

Before “deciding to direct her industrial design education toward the greater good” by founding Project H at 26, Pilloton was a designer of $1,800 chairs. Now, Pilloton is responsible for the redesign of the Hippo Roller for South Africa and the design and development of the tire-and-sandlot math Learning Landscape in Southern Uganda.

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