August 12, 2008

Shelter in a Cart

by Christine Huang

We like designers Barry Sheehan and Gregor Timlin’s concept for designboom’s mobile living/storage competition -‘Shelter Cart’, a receptacle that doubles as shelter when flipped upside down. The cart’s capacity (and thus, roof coverage) is adjustable, though its functionality is less the point of the design than its aim “to raise awareness” about the issue of urban homelessness.

[via designboom]

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2 Responses to “Shelter in a Cart”

  1. GEARFUSE » Freedom Like A Shopping Cart
    Posted from: 74.53.94.162

    August 12th, 2008 at 10:45 am

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  2. chris129
    Posted from: 24.177.47.143

    August 12th, 2008 at 11:53 am

    Seems like ACTUALLY helping the urban homeless would be more effective than trying to raise awareness through this silly and pointless exercise. Its not like homeless people are not already highly visible - outfitting them with a designer shade of safety yellow is going to make a difference?

    Here’s a question: if they are using it for a shelter, where do they put all of their stuff in the interim, in their parent-subsidized flat? Obviously the product of too much time on your hands in your leisurely pursuit of a MFA.

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