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[Video] Dutch designer creates mobile homeless shelters

Aug 11, 2019

Sometimes, tragic events can be transformed into something good. That is exactly what Dutch designer Bas Timmer did when a homeless man, who turned out to be the father of two of his friends, died of hypothermia in Enschede. Take a look at his story and the creation of the Sheltersuit. 

 

 

To find out more, visit the Sheltersuit website. 

Thumb: Sheltersuit

By Mina Solanki