Shellhouse collapsible shelter

Read a blurb in the latest issue of Good Magazine on Shellhouse, an innovative effort to engage DIY-ers to create portable, foldable shelters for the homeless. First of all, these are beautifully-designed structures. Second, they are quite practical, as they fold up to be carried during the day. Shellhouse also has instructions to create (and donate) radio transmitters. I'm not 100 percent clear on the transmitters, but I'm still diggin' through the site.

Regardless, this is a wonderful project and I do hope it catches on. This issue of Good is all about design - more importantly, designing for a greater good. Shellhouse is a great example of a practical and simple design that can improve lives. For you DIY-types, might be a nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon...the materials are free and the product is fantastic.

Kudos.