An exhibition of more than 30 simple, efficient gadgets for poor countries opened Friday at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, turning the museum’s garden on Yew York’s Fifth Avenue into a global village. “Design for the Other 90 Percent,” which closes Sept. 23, underlines designs for the needs of the 5 billion people across the globe who have little or no access to the products of wealthy countries.

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