Solidary Design

Designers and companies are often moving themselves for good causes.
Ingo Maurer is auctioning the one off chandelier Porca China from his own collection and the proceeds will go to Medecins sans Frontieres. The auction is taking place at Ingo Maurer's website and will close November 2nd, base price for bids is 45.000 Euro. Porca China is a variation of the suspension lamp Porca Miseria, broken white porcelain and cutlery are fixed around the light sources like in a snap-shot of an explosion.
In Italy the Association for Industrial Design organizes the second edition of The Design Supports the Research, a special sale of main Italian design company's products that have been donated, the profits will be given to the Italian Association for Research for Cancer.
Finally the famous sports wear brand Dainese is auctioning Valentino Rossi's racing suit at Ebay, the sum obtained through the auction will be donated to a study grant dedicated to a motorcycle rider safety research project at University of Padova.