Bedding Inspired by the Homeless

Zealex · 10-22-2009, 02:35 PM

http://www.shelterpop.com/2009/10/22...he-homeless%2F

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We love it when our aesthetic passions line up with a good cause. The Home Duvet from Dutch By Design, a UK-based company specializing in contemporary home goods by Dutch designers, is a product that raises money for the homeless and manages to heighten awareness for the cause in a stylish way. We could see buyers loving the cause--benefiting the less fortunate--or being turned off by what they think are offensive designs.
Detail of Home Duvet

A detail of the print on the Home Duvet. Photo: DutchByDesign.com
The duvet cover and pillowcases are decorated with a photographic print of a cardboard box, reminding the user that some people don't have a bed, let alone a home. The pattern has been so popular that Dutch By Design is introducing a second print that looks like pavement later this month.Thirty percent of the gross profits from the sale of both patterns will go to Centrepoint, a United Kingdom charity for homeless youth ages 16 to 25-years-old.

Most of the time philanthropic home goods are simply stamped with a logo, like the pink breast cancer ribbon, or the design of the item doesn't address the cause for which the product raises funds. We applaud the attractive and meaning-filled design, and hope that other charities will partner up with clever design teams in the future.

However, as someone who has worked with a homeless charity in the past, I am not sure what the homeless would make of this design. It is, after all, a wee bit creepy to dress your bed up like a cardboard box, isn't it?

**l_b_rex** · 10-22-2009, 02:41 PM

That is so lame lol

My line will be images of terrorists and bombs, airplanes to remind people they are not safe :)

Zealex · 10-22-2009, 02:43 PM

hahah, this bed reminds me of my school. We have this spirit week, and your suppose to dress up all nice(I never do :)...) and they show pictures of what to look like and then of not what to look like they show homeless people, seems a little mean to me....

Rataru101 · 10-22-2009, 02:51 PM

Very cool. I find my self wanting a set. Maybe it was the 6 months i spent sleeping in my car... Weird.

ebackhus · 10-22-2009, 04:39 PM

This side up.

Why only 30% of profits? Seems stingy to me.

**WereBo** · 10-22-2009, 05:12 PM

Having spent a year ('80-81) squatting in a London flat (apartment), I say 'Good luck' to 'em...

10-22-2009, 02:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
l_b_rex The almighty Dr.Tran! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,111 OS: Vista Home Premium 32 bit	Re: Bedding Inspired by the Homeless That is so lame lol My line will be images of terrorists and bombs, airplanes to remind people they are not safe :) __________________ If my avatar piques your interest, go to google and search Dr.Tran video and have a look.

10-22-2009, 02:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,159 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: Bedding Inspired by the Homeless hahah, this bed reminds me of my school. We have this spirit week, and your suppose to dress up all nice(I never do :)...) and they show pictures of what to look like and then of not what to look like they show homeless people, seems a little mean to me.... __________________ Xfire Steam Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers DirectX 9.0c Game-O-Meter System Information for Windows(SIW) Revo Uninstaller

10-22-2009, 02:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rataru101 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PA, USA Posts: 135 OS: XP SP2	Re: Bedding Inspired by the Homeless Very cool. I find my self wanting a set. Maybe it was the 6 months i spent sleeping in my car... Weird.

10-22-2009, 04:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,312 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Bedding Inspired by the Homeless This side up. Why only 30% of profits? Seems stingy to me. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-22-2009, 05:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,521 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Bedding Inspired by the Homeless Having spent a year ('80-81) squatting in a London flat (apartment), I say 'Good luck' to 'em... __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.