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New York City was amply represented during last night's National Design Awards at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

Of the world’s total population of 6.5 billion, 90% (that's 5.8 billion people) have little or no access to things the rest of us take for granted - with nearly half not having regular access to food, clean water, or shelter. Design for the Other 90% is an exhibit on view at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum through September 23rd, and it focuses on affordable and innovative products not geared towards the 10% getting Crate and Barrel catalogs in the mail.

Design nerds won’t be disappointed by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s 2006 triennial.

+ And check out the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum this week. Because of National Design Week, it's free!

Australian architect Sean Godsell's FutureShack converts a typical shipping container into a mobile shelter for the homeless or refugees.