Now that our adventure is over, we’re hoping the spirit of the design revolution will live on… And so, our 1972 Airstream trailer, 27-feet long, with pink stripe, open plan, bedroom space, and 30 of the 40 products featured in the exhibition, is now UP FOR AUCTION on eBay! Delivery is available within the continental US. Whether you’re an Airstream aficionado or design fan, this one’s for you…
Today we completed the structural build-out of the interior exhibition space. The final touch was a swinging door that will separate the exhibition space from our living space (which consists of a bed and two tiny “closets” that each hold two milk crates worth of clothes).
Over the past few months, we have been working diligently on the conversion of our 1972 Airstream trailer. The vintage trailer will be the mobile exhibition for the Design Revolution Road Show, highlighting the 40 humanitarian products and products. We have gutted the entire interior and built it out into a more open, flexible exhibition space. Watch the video to hear project manager Matt Miller explain how we’ve renovated the space, and how the exhibition will be laid out!
See our previous post, from back in October, about the floor plan and new walls for the exhibition, too.
You might be wondering who will actually be behind the wheel of the truck, living in the Airstream, giving lectures, and serving as docent for the Design Revolution mobile exhibition. The Design Revolution Road Show is presented by nonprofit Project H Design, and founder Emily Pilloton and Project Manager Matthew Miller will be on the road for the duration of the trip (Matt is the official owner of both the Airstream and truck, and Emily is the author of the book Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People). Emily and Matt met in January 2008, are partners-in-crime in business and life, and have worked together on a number of Project H initiatives including the Learning Landscape, and all of the Bertie County, NC educational initiatives. Here’s a little more about each of them, and a video of Emily’s Project H presentation after the break.
About Emily Pilloton: Emily Pilloton is the Founder and Executive Director of Project H Design. Trained in architecture at UC Berkeley and product design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she started Project H to provide a conduit and catalyst for need-based product design that empowers individuals, communities, and economies. Former Managing Editor of Inhabitat.com, writer, California girl and unwavering optimist, she has written for ID, GOOD, ReadyMade, taught design theory, and lectures worldwide about new social impact imperatives for the product design industry. Her book, Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People, is a compendium of and call-to-action for product design for social impact. When she isn’t traveling or emailing, Emily enjoys trivia games and baking (and eating) cupcakes.
About Matt Miller: West Virginia born and bred, Matthew Miller is an accomplished fabricator and metalworker. He has worked for many emerging practices, from Architecture for Humanity and HousingOperative to William Massie. Matthew studied at the Bauhaus, holds an undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Tennessee and a Masters in Architecture from Cranbrook. He has taught at the College of Creative Studies, Lawrence Technological University, and the Rhode Island School of Design. He designed and built the Kutamba School in Uganda, with whom Project H has worked for the Design For Education: Learning Landscape project. He has also managed all of the Bertie County Schools construction projects in coordination with founder Emily Pilloton.