I'm impressed and inspired. I watch this little video, and I don't know whether to cry, cheer, or start sewing.*
From the project website:
Abject Object is a design enterprise that supports homeless individuals and shelters through the design, production, and sale of retail accessories made from reclaimed materials. A hands-on rather than handout model for social and economic empowerment, Abject Object teaches valuable job skills including sewing, production, and business strategies, to homeless individuals.
There's so much I find appealing about this project: the human service component, the materials recycling, the community partnership, the multi-purpose products, the fashion styling, the practical applications, the skill-building workshops, the entrepreneurial training, the profit-sharing...
That waste-repurposing rag rug has me feeling optimistic about the future.
*Hat tip to the unique and vibrant emancipate oluwakemi, where so many interesting things are to be found.
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