Designed Conversation from Savannah College of Art and Design

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icff%20header.jpg scad-student-design-homeless-camo-tent.jpg There was a lot of student work at ICFF, but Collin and I were particularly impressed with the work of the Savannah College of Art and Design, which produced products with a purpose: to help the poor and the homeless. They worked with the Growing Hope program of Union Mission, which tries to "elevate the quality of life of Savannah's homeless through housing, job training, counselling and healthcare." They used cheap, available materials to "embrace a definition of sustainability that looks beyond the green movement to incorporat...

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