“贫困设计”是邱志杰和中国美术学院贫困设计课题组在2006年提出的一个概念,指的是日常生活中底层人民为解决生活需求,随机进行的设计和制作行为。2006年上海双年展期间,邱志杰摄影课上的一个学生拍摄了一张照片——一个小板凳安放在小摩托车上,变成了一个简易的儿童坐椅,当时大家都觉得这个想法很有趣。2006年上海双年展的主题恰好是“超设 Poverty Design is a concept put forward by Qiu Zhijie and the Poverty Design Task Force of China Academy of Art in 2006, which refers to the random design and production of the underlying people in daily life to solve their life needs. During the Shanghai Biennale 2006, a student at Qiu Zhijie’s photography class took a photo - a small bench was placed on a scooter and turned into a simple children’s chair. At that time, everyone found the idea very interesting . The theme of the Shanghai Biennale in 2006 just happened to be ”Super-set."