Elliat Rich is an inventor, designer and part time explorer based in Alice Springs, a small town equidistant from every beach in Australia. She moved there in 2004 after graduating with honors (B. Design, COFA UNSW), to undertake an internship working with indigenous communities at the Centre for Appropriate Technology. She is known to take meditative walks of up to 3000km across deserts and mountain ranges accompanied by camels and occasionally donkeys. She runs TELEGRAPH, a multidisciplinary design studio for a diverse client base and a conceptual design practice, the outcomes of which can be seen on this sight.