10 Design Products That Look Good And Do Good

"I really do think the world can be saved by design," Kanye West once told the students of Harvard's Graduate School of Design. I actually think he could be right. Yes, we all know that everyone is super connected now because of insanely far-reaching modes of communication. But, design merchants have fully taken advantage of our connectedness — in a good way — by going to emerging economies and tapping native artists to craft beautiful and soulful products. This outreach has created sustainable income opportunities for local industries.

And, the pieces we gathered ahead — from a fruit bowl that benefits the Rwandan weavers who make them to a bamboo bike hand-crafted with a portion of the proceeds going to education for children in the Philippines — prove community outreach has never been so stylish. Now, let's all go on a good-deed shopping spree.