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Trying to Fall Asleep
Gathering Bedding
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Week 2!
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Final Design
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Aileen's Desk
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Room by Room Dance Off
Trying to Fall Asleep
Trying to Fall Asleep
Gathering Bedding
Gathering Bedding
Melvin's Mood Board
Melvin's Mood Board
Week 2!
Week 2!
Camera Set-Ups
Camera Set-Ups
Room Models- ready to design their make-over!
Room Models- ready to design their make-over!
Lilly's Model
Lilly's Model
Plant Vessels
Plant Vessels
Final Design
Final Design
Local401 Street Pack
Local401 Street Pack
Room by Room!
Room by Room!
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Sketch it Out
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Designing Social and Environmental Impact

We're Nate and Sami out of RISD. We use design as a tool to battle social and environmental problems. Nate is designing sustainable products for marginalized communities, while Sami is teaching Design for Social Entrepreneurship at RISD and getting ready to pilot an eco-home redecorating show with inner-city teens. Follow us as we pursue our careers as impact designers!

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Sami Nerenberg & Nate Bastien Design Futures

Nov 26, 2009 09:32 am

 As I'm getting ready to start co-teaching a "Design Futures" class for Pratt in January, I thought I would share some interesting articles and posts I've recently come across about the "Design for Social Impact" sector or whatever you want to call it. As this field grows, so does the controversy around it. Check out this c... Continue reading Design Futures

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Andy Cano
January 15, 2010 - 6:10am
WOw..nice! Hope we can work together and helping each other.
sirensteph
January 15, 2010 - 11:29pm
Great job guys! I was really touched by Nates Boston story. The kindness of strangers has never ceased to amaze me, as I too have experienced this in my many travels. I am a bartender in East Troy, Wi, but have had many exciting and varied jobs in the past 20 years. I now have your back, so please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. By the way, I am an artist and am very handy with a sewing machine, so if you ever need advice or inspiration please email me. Keep looking forward, together change is possible!
Matt John
February 25, 2010 - 12:53am
The paper does make a strong argument for viewing design decisions as highly important supply chain decisions. As they put it, “the supply chain begins on the drawing board”. It couldn’t be more true than that. After the drawing board it is too late, well, not really, but it certainly takes a lot more effort. regards, Matt John ----- ----- ----- security+ braindump
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cheriems99
November 12, 2009 - 3:24pm
Nate....i'm so excited about this idea and would love to be part of the distribution however I can here in Syracuse, NY. The Lord has put the homeless on my heart so heavily...I want to help. Please let me know how!! Thanks so much for all you're dong..God Bless!
jpoblocki
October 20, 2009 - 9:47am
Nate: I to am currently homeless and living on the streets of madison wisconsin. I'd love to help you with the design and anything else with this bad. you can get ahold of me via email jpoblocki77@gmail.com I know alot of places around here that would be intrested in handing out your bags,.
joysmom
October 13, 2009 - 5:49am
If you had asked me several years ago if my Mom would know the names of the homeless folks in her town of Fremont, CA, I would have thought no...not MY Mom, but she has been helping to serve breakfast to this community for years and now is the main buyer, making sure the Tri-City Free Breakfast Program has what it needs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to serve their delicious and nutritious meals. I am very proud of her! Is there any way we could talk to figure out a way to get your very cool backpacks into the hands of some of their clients? Looking forward to hearing from you! What an inspiration to read your story! Thanks for sharing!
aliza
September 17, 2009 - 2:31am
hey buddy i am a test king member and wanna know the price detail and discount policy for your products. please let me know as soon as possible.
serginho
September 9, 2009 - 2:00am
Nate, your ideals and ideas are commendable. You are going in the right direction and I believe that you will succeed. God bless you and your plans, that it all may come true! I'll keep watching...and prayers.
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