Courtesy of MARIA WEIDICH & Garage Grown Gear Before Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta became founders of LuminAID, which makes inflatable solar lanterns, they were architecture students at Columbia University. After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, they were directed to create a product to support relief efforts. In addition to necessities like food, water and shelter, they pondered another vital essential: light. At night the makeshift tent communities set up after the earthquake turned dark, unwelcoming, and quite often dangerous. People would frequently rely on open candles, diesel generators, and kerosene lanterns as a form of light and electricity – which can be unsafe and costly.   Sadly, those caught…