Design Intervention in Street Food Vending in Assam with special emphasis to packaging, display, cart design and space design for improvement of livelihood and hygiene

Collaborative approach in design thinking to evolve socially responsible design is the prime focus of this study. The major scopes of design interventions identified are (i) cart design to reduce load, increase mobility, ensure hygiene and attractive display; (ii) packaging design to ensure hygiene, environment friendly disposal and customer delight; (iii) utensil design for promotion of traditional street food of Assam (iv) space design to create business opportunity and (v) system design intervention in street food vending.