18 November 2013

Constraints Make Creativity Flourish


In the impoverished and tightly restricted country of Cuba, Ernesto Oroza a college trained architect, started to notice the innovation and creativity of the Cuban people.

Using many household and main stay items in new and unconventional ways the Cubans have been able to create a life for themselves from the little they had. Ernesto began to collect these one of a kind DIY items and put them on display as a testimony to the tenacious ingenuity of the Cuban people.

Watch the video below for an inside look at these inventions and an interview with Ernesto.