Shelter Cart – A mobile roof + workstation for rag pickers

Here at Design blog we don’t always focus on designs and concepts that intend to satisfy the whims of luxurious as well as easy living. Zeroing down on certain nasty realities of life, here is the Shelter Cart that is designed to help the homeless rag pickers. Along with Barry Sheehan, Gregor Timlin came up with this rich idea to help the poor. It isn’t a rare site, especially in underdeveloped countries, to see these rag pickers who move about the city collecting stuff like bottles which in turn they sell it off to recycling plants for a petty sum. However many of us may miss to realize that these guys are actually doing a green job by helping recycle trash. And so the designers aim was to bring these eco servants to limelight and design a shelter for them which can also serve as their cart.

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The shelter-plus-cart on wheels provides a mobile roof to rest under. Made of collapsible components, the user just needs to push them back when its time to work.

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I am touched by this noble intention and three cheers for a nifty concept for the underprivileged. They too deserve attention!