Coding System of Dabbawallas
Ganjifa,
round hand-drawn playing cards.
Pee Preventors, God tiles stuck onto walls
The most ingenous design solution yet for keeping the walls of Bombay
clean.
An excellent example of utalitarian design; the Dabba wallas have over time
devised, developed and modified a fool-proof coding system effectively using
design, type, colours and numbers to deliver correct lunch boxes to the correct
addresses.
India has some witty examples of design and design solutions, rarely
created by commission and largely designed by default.
created by commission and largely designed by default.
details
/ specifications
destination
address code (abbr. of building)
destination
pickup group code
destination
station code
resident
station code
resident
station pickup group code
