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Designs for Dignity
July 27, 2008
So much of interior design caters to those with robust checkbooks, but here's an organization putting design expertise where it's needed most. Designs for Dignity, a Chicago-based group and affiliate of the Heartland Alliance, seeks to "heal through design." As a network of donors, designers, and architects, Designs for Dignity redesigns nonprofit offices and spaces that serve basic needs, bringing design sensibility and a sense of home to under-represented places.
I post this for obvious reasons- we as designers can get so caught up in the aesthetic and the business and the clients who write us big checks, but at our core, we designers are merely problem solvers. Let's apply some of our problem solving skills in places that need the assistance of thoughtful design solutions.
Designs for Dignity has worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters, St. Vincent DePaul, and more, and has redesigned spaces for Chicago's Lakeview Food Pantry, Heartland Alliance's Sutherland Ballroom (above), La Casa (Lake County Counsel Against Sexual Assault), and may others.
Posted by Emily Pilloton on July 27, 2008 | Comments (3)
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Jill M commented:
Designs for Dignity is an amazing organization. I worked on a project in Chicago for Gilda's Club. It was a lot of fun and felt so good to be able to use all the excess materials in the design community for someone who really appreciates it!
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Kathy commented:
DFD (Designs for Dignity) is a wonderful organization that creates opportunities for non-profit organizations to expand/ enhance their scope of services. I worked on the Boys and Girls Club in Benton Harbor, MI. We designed and installed a new kitchen in cooperation with Kitchen Aid/ Whirlpool, Home Depot, and local contractors. The new kitchen enabled the Boys & Girls Club to serve hot meals to all of the children in the community, who otherwise may not have had dinner.
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Designs for Dignity commented:
Thank you for posting this wonderful piece about our organization. It is volunteers, and ambassadors like yourself that are the bloodline of this mission...to heal by design. Designs for Dignity is an independent 501c3 organization that provides pro bono interior design services to area nonprofits that serve marginalized and endangered populations. For more information visit www.designsfordignity.org.