Deanna van Buren from Justice + Designing Spaces, who lead a workshop in County prison #2 in San Francisco to create the mobile refuge of women, which offers space for up to eight women after publication. (Photo with the kind permission of DJDS)
Oakland, California – a new collaboration for non -profit furniture that starts today, aims to support women who rebuild their lives after arresting, and at the same time create employment opportunities for marginalized workers and the reduction of construction waste.
Designing Justice + Designing Spaces (DJDS), a non -profit architecture company that focuses on the end of mass liability, has come together with the Upcycled Furniture Company Formr and a new lifestyle to debut the healing tables in a new characteristics called donation collection.
The tables can be bought from June 2 to June 30th. The proceeds benefit from a new way of life, a national organization that offers living space and support for women who change prison.
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“This collection embodies our collaborative design philosophy, in which people who are affected by masses are essential co -creators of the rooms and objects who support healing,” said Deanna van Buren, founder of DJDS. “From thrown away materials that find a new purpose, to craftsmen who rebuild their lives, to women who are supported by the proceeds – it is a strong cycle of renewal.”
The collection in a limited edition comprises two handmade tables, each made of recovered wood and materials. The premium model of 795 US dollars has a charred wooden table plate that was created with the Japanese technology -Shou -Sugi -Sugi -Sugi -Sugi -Sugi and paired with sculptural wood legs that are supposed to resemble tree trunks. An accessible version of 495 US dollars maintains the same size, but uses minimalist hairpin bays made of recycled steel.
Each piece is signed, numbered and marked with the logos of the three employees.
According to DJDS, the project reflects its broader mission to design environments that promote restoration rather than punishment. The organic shapes and surfaces of the new tables informed insights from a previous renovation of a re -entry home through a new way of life, in which the residents expressed the desire to express more nature.
The collection also continues a long -term partnership between DJDS and Formr. The two groups worked together on previous initiatives, including community working projects and mobile refugee furniture, which are currently on the home exhibition of the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum.
Sasha Plotitsa, founder of Formr, said that the initiative reflects the company's faith in second opportunities for both humans and materials.
“By converting construction waste into something beautiful and functional, we reduce the environmental impact, while our production process for individuals from disadvantaged communities creates meaningful employment opportunities,” said Plotitsa.
The tables were portrayed by craftsmen, including previously imprisoned people, immigrants and veterans, groups that were often excluded from traditional employment opportunities. Future expenses in the donation collection will follow a similar format, with the proceeds from new furniture designs benefit from other non -profit partners.
The organizers say the goal is to create a sustainable loop of creative cooperation, workers' acquisition and non -profit donation, which is based on both ecological and social effects.