New York's Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) current has an exibition "Safe - Design Takes on Risk". It focuses on products designed to improve security, safety, protection and such. The exhibit runs through January 2nd:
The exhibition covers all forms of design, from manufactured products to information architecture. Featured products include refugee shelters, demining equipment, baby strollers, and protective sports gear. Designers are trained to balance risk with protection and to mediate between disruptive change and normalcy; good design goes hand in hand with personal needs, providing protection and security without sacrificing innovation and invention. SAFE redirects the pursuit of beauty toward the appreciation of economy of function and technology.
For more information: http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2005/safe.html
There is also an interactive, although non-intuitive online exhibit:
