Can a thoughtfully designed living space, filled with donated furniture, offer families, individuals and veterans who are emerging from homelessness a true sense of belonging?
According to HUD, 50 percent of people emerging from homelessness (who are offered affordable housing) will end up back in a shelter in a calendar year. However, if those people can envision their new life and feel true ownership of it, that number can go down to 1 percent.
Humble Design takes on this mission by ensuring that every house feels like a home from the moment a family moves in. A house can't become a home without a warm bed and a place to gather with family. Their extensive, thoughtful home makeovers change an entire mindset, generating an immediate focus on self-empowerment and long-term stability.
Our San Diego event was hosted at design agency BASIC®, with other San Diego shops Grizzly, Classy and Pure as partners. Additionally, individuals from companies like Every Purpose, Raygun and Courageous led teams throughout the process.
Participants flew in from Houston, Salt Lake City, New York, Washington DC, New Orleans, Los Angeles and other cities — and each contributed in a huge way.
To get an up-close look at the work Humble Design does, a group of photographers and videographers accompanied their team to the warehouse to see the interior design process, and even tagged along to a home reveal — where a family saw their new decor for the first time.
With six (or so) distinct creative teams, there's always a million things happening simultaneously. Over 72 hours, teams are constantly communicating in order to ensure that decisions are strategically tight and collectively championed.
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