Designers & Supermodel Trashbins for Charity
by: Taly Weiss October 19, 2008
Designers have gone beyond simply creating eco-items that won’t harm our environment. They have begun to express their ecological & social protests through their products. Their creations are scornful reactions to the destructive environmental acts of the past and present that have affected countless members of society. Specifically, design company Vipp and supermodel Helena Christensen (both Danish) have expressed their social-environmental concerns by taking design to an incredibly praiseworthy place. Trashcans created by lead designers were auctioned off to raise money for the children affected by the Chernobyl disaster (CCPI-Chernobyl Children’s Project International), and for the impoverished individuals of New York City (Foodbank) at the opening of the Vipp showroom in New York. Hopefully designers worldwide will become influenced by these actions. Many have already and many more will also start using their talents to help the less fortunate and change the world.
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Trend Original: Vipp, Helena Christensen
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tags: charity, children, Denmark, design, society, supermodel, trash