What do you get when you combine passion, creativity, and a bunch of inexpensive building materials?
A warm, waterproof coat that turns into a sleeping bag at night.
Detroit has counted over 18,000 homeless people in its population, a number that's certain to grow as economic conditions worsen. After spending months talking to people on the city's streets, design student Veronika Scott envisioned a way she could help, by designing a coat which could allow homeless people to stay warm, but also preserve their dignity. She designed what's essentially a wearable sleeping bag, which she named the Elements S[urvival] coat.
Source:Good Magazine
Stylish? Not quite. But it’s functional, scalable, and inexpensive, which is an amazing start. Learn more at the Detroit Empowerment Plan.
Detroit has counted over 18,000 homeless people in its population, a number that's certain to grow as economic conditions worsen. After spending months talking to people on the city's streets, design student Veronika Scott envisioned a way she could help, by designing a coat which could allow homeless people to stay warm, but also preserve their dignity. She designed what's essentially a wearable sleeping bag, which she named the Elements S[urvival] coat. Source: Good Magazine