Nancy Carrasco Sanchez

Born in Mexico City, she graduated in Industrial Design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 2013. During her studies she had the opportunity to take part in an academic exchange at the Politecnico di Torino in 2012 where she attended some courses within the Master’s Degree in Ecodesign.
Currently Nancy is completing her studies within the Master’s Degree program in Product Design for Innovation at the Politecnico di Milano.

Nata a Città del Messico, laureata con merito come industrial designer presso l’Università Nazionale Autonoma del Messico (UNAM) nel 2013. Durante il suo percorso di studi ha avuto l’occasione di partecipare a uno scambio accademico presso il Politecnico di Torino nel 2012 dove ha frequentato alcuni corsi della Laurea Magistrale in Ecodesign.
Attualmente Nancy sta completando i suoi studi all’interno del corso di Laurea Magistrale in Design del Prodotto per l’Innovazione presso il Politecnico di Milano.

Tlaloque. Il nanofiltro idratante per situazioni a rischio.

Illegal Mexican migrants crossing the US border through the desert have limited resources, are not well-prepared and above all have no proper clothes. At a frontier where there are no shaded areas and characterized by poor vegetation, migrants are forced to undertake a 10 to 25 days long journey, walking in the sun at extreme temperatures, counting on very limited food and water reserves. Many of them suffer from dehydration in the middle of the desert, and their only hope is to find a frontier patrol. The water that these subjects have available has a low organoleptic quality and it is to be considered that in those climatic conditions the bacteria proliferate very quickly; That’s why they need an efficient water purification system, which is easy to use and does not require effort.
Nancy’s design is like a bracelet that becomes a straw; the device uses a capsule of electrolytes to filter water and allow migrants to hydrate safely.