Nina Paim and Iskander Guetta

Nina Paim, co-founder of common-interest, discusses with Iskander Guetta about the latest endeavours of his work as a designer and his collaboration with the Solar Electric Company (SELCO), based in Bangalore (IN) — developing a practice focused on responding to actual needs of rural Indian communities, such as a solar-powered pump, a ceramic kiln or a portable medical booth to carry out COVID-19 tests. Faced with the structural failures that the pandemic has revealed in Europe, their dialogue presents a pragmatic and flexible approach to resourceful design seeking new options.