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Home - for the urban homeless
by Taylor Welden / Industrial Designer
home - for urban homeless - homeless peoples are not all crazy beggars and drunks who are lazy and lack personal hygene.
25% are children
25% are disabled war veterans
25% suffer mental illness.
25% are part-time or full-time workers.
homeless is not a choice.
most homeless are victims of child abuse, violence, many have lost their jobs, and all have lost their homes.
25% are children
25% are disabled war veterans
25% suffer mental illness.
25% are part-time or full-time workers.
homeless is not a choice.
most homeless are victims of child abuse, violence, many have lost their jobs, and all have lost their homes.
home - for urban homeless - more than just storage and shelter for our urban homeless; a home.
homeless peoples are not all crazy beggars and drunks who are lazy and lack personal hygene.
25% are children
25% are disabled war veterans
25% suffer mental illness.
25% are part-time or full-time workers.
homeless is not a choice.
most homeless are victims of child abuse, violence, many have lost their jobs, and all have lost their homes.
homeless peoples are not all crazy beggars and drunks who are lazy and lack personal hygene.
25% are children
25% are disabled war veterans
25% suffer mental illness.
25% are part-time or full-time workers.
homeless is not a choice.
most homeless are victims of child abuse, violence, many have lost their jobs, and all have lost their homes.
home - for urban homeless - I participated in design boom's 2006 competition titled "shelter in a cart". The goal for this project was to design a cart that can provide shelter and storage for today's urban homeless. I was also asked to think about manufacturing and materials to offer charities and donating organizations an affordable product to offer.
I created a cart that borrowed concepts from innovating free-standing tent designs. This affords the user privacy and shelter from the elements. The tent is colored orange to act as a beacon for the public; to show that a human rests here. It doubles as a bold visual message for public awareness of our homeless problem today.
I created a cart that borrowed concepts from innovating free-standing tent designs. This affords the user privacy and shelter from the elements. The tent is colored orange to act as a beacon for the public; to show that a human rests here. It doubles as a bold visual message for public awareness of our homeless problem today.
homehome - for urban homeless - easy setup. nylon tent protects user on 4 sides; even from the wet ground. when deployed, the tent also completely covers the user's valuables from potential night theives.
home - for urban homeless - cheap and eco-friendly manufacturing; keeping donating charities and our planet happy.
home - for urban homeless - modular design. the user can move the rolled up tent to fit his/her needs. the removable bins prevent the user from having to mix dirty recyclables with their clothing, bedding, personal goods, etc.
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