Wallet

DESIGN: Marta Morawska

Poland

make me! 2013

A design of a wallet that answers the needs of both seeing people and the blind. Attractivelooking and handy, but at the same time equipped with elements that help the blind distinguish between different bank notes and coins. The notes pocket is shaped in a manner that corresponds to the size of different bank notes. On the flap of the purse there is a model of a 50-grosz coin so that it can be told apart from the similar 20-grosz one (other coins do not usually cause problems, as they differ in size and weight). One corner of the wallet is rounded on each side which helps to navigate by touch. The design was created in cooperation with the Vis Maior Foundation (www.fundacjavismaior.pl), which promotes the participation of people with disabilities in everyday social life. Thanks to consulting the people helped by the foundation it was easy to define the goals and the most important problems that can be solved by introducing a tool for distinguishing money. The first two prototypes were cut and sewn in Mrs Celina Korczak’s leatherworking shop in the Warsaw borough of Śródmieście.