Six designers from China have created a series of conceptual products that aim to improve public health in the wake of outbreaks like the coronavirus, from an ultraviolet sterilising lamp to a DIY upper body capsule.
Designed in response to the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (covid-19), the series of six product concepts are designed to protect both the user and those around them from the spreading of infection and disease.
The outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has since spread globally. More than 100,000 cases have been reported in more than 100 countries around the world.
The series is named Create Cures, which can be abbreviated to CC. This is a reference to the common unit of measurement of cubic centimetres that is used in medical treatments ? a deliberate choice from the group of designers. "We believe the coronavirus will be over soon, however, as humans, we have to face more possible challenges of public health in the near future," said Frank Chou, who initiated the Create Cures project.
"As designers, we have to redefine what design is, and what we can do as designers ? what we can donate," he continued.
"It will be a long term non-profit project. It is just a beginning, we hope more designers and people in the creative industry, the media and other organisations can join us, to create for the real world."
Read on to see the six design concepts that aim to improve public health:

Sterilising Lamp by Frank Ch...