'Through Design We Can Change Stories'

Design has always been the source of inspiration around the world. But more closely, designers utilise it’s influential power to shape, generate, re-generate and create communities.

The intriguing project of The Hermitage aims to bring to light the issues of the homeless within the London community, through the impact of design.
Our assingment concludes an exciting and immersive structure that has been designed by the students, is being set up in Spitafields New Market to challenge the public realm.

The body of the structure holds a patch work of visual metaphors all individually created to challenge the perception and emotions of the audience.

Our design outcomes aim to highlight, focus and punctuate the issues through materiality, action, haptic skills and meaningful imagery, in order challenge the public perception of homelessness.

The project is in collaboration with Whitechapel Mission ‘Always the homeless first’, and BDG architecture + design.

The structure will be sited in The New Spitalfields Market on 12th and 13th December.