Tribewanted: 'Reuse, reinvent, return to your community' by Kaz Brecher

these jackets are multi-purpose and use common materials

By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 24 Jan 2009

I just read about an amazing collaboration between a designer and a community – 15 Below is a project that has created a multi-use jacket for the homeless community in Canada, who face grueling cold temperatures in winter that often mean life or death.

This jacket is lightweight, tucks into a backpack that can be used as a pillow, and is durable and wind-resistant during the warmer months. And, during the winter, the ingenious use of multiple pockets on the interior allow for stuffing with newspaper for insulation.

Find out more about this incredibly project here:

http://www.15belowproject.org/

And I hope you’ll be as inspired as I am in trying to look for solutions to tough problems by using what’s right in front of us…