Hasta La Ideas

pimg alt=”displaced5.jpg” src=”http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/displaced5.jpg” width=”468″ height=”540″ class=”mt-image-center” style=”text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;” /As we watch people and organizations help to rebuild Haiti and listen in on discussions about a href=”http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4957918″the role of design in the face of disaster,/a we can’t help but consider how our discipline might continue to impact those who are displaced by traumatic experiences. Losing belongings affects an individual on one level, but losing a home impacts a person’s sense of place and security. While there are many responding to tragedy in various capacities around the world, we are aware that it takes time before homes are restored and lives are, dare we say, regained with some sense of normal routine. /p

pemThe Displaced Project /emby Raneen Nosh, of a href=”http://citizendesigner.com/”Citizen Designer,/a questions the emotional impact of displacement and explores the meaning of home for those who have been affected by damaging events such as natural disasters or political conflict. Nosh, a recent graduate from a href=”http://www.ecuad.ca/”Emily Carr University of Art + Design,/a created a textile-based object that is “designed to suit the nomadic needs of a displaced person, while also serving to recreate a sense of domestic comfort to preserve personal and cultural memory.” /pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/materials/design_for_the_displaced_using_textiles_to_create_a_home_16037.asp”(more…)/a
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