This is a project from Yu-Lin Chen, A recent graduate from the Royal College of Art.

This project tackles the problem of pollution in a unique way for a design student. By creating a universal charging system for electric scooters using existing networks and structures, he tackles the problem with an eye on the Macro and the Micro scale.

This kind of systems thinking is very attractive to me because I believe it is vitally important when scaling up an idea for mass use as well as testing whether an idea is viable and possible.

As designers I believe that it is important to be aware of the context we are designing within. This means we need to have an understanding of how things are made, we need to scope out the social economic and environmental implications of our work .

This kind of project demands a structured and detailed approach which draws on the skills and knowledge of others.

I am interested in the processes of design and how to break down a large challenge like pollution into a focused suggestion for a solution.

All images come from http://www.yulinchen.org/we-charge