Last year, furniture maker Andrew Raible and photographer Jami Saunders spent their honeymoon volunteering in a Nepali orphanage, living and working with 41 kids in Kathmandu. Back at home, the couple continued thinking about the children and decided to start the non-profit organization Kids of Kathmandu, which utilizes photography, art and design to raise awareness and funds for these kids.
Made
Their first initiative, The Desk Project, is focused on furniture design. They reached out to established New York architects, designers, artists and woodworkers to design and fabricate a child’s desk to be auctioned off with the proceeds going towards the children’s education in Nepal. The idea is that each desk sold will support a child for one year. In response, they’ve received 11 unique children’s desks from 11 different designers (including MADE, Uhuru and Daniel Moyer). The desks are now on display and up for auction!
Workshop Design Build
Wadaly
Eric Manigain
Daniel Moyer
Cambium Studio
Brian Derosia
Uhuru
Ben Strear
Taible
9 Stories
To celebrate the launch of this project, they will be hosting a fundraising gala on May 12, 2011 at Ramscale Loft (463 West Side Hwy, New York, NY 10014) from 6-9 PM with live music, drinks and hors d’ourves. There will also be an installation of large-format photographs of the children (taken by Jami), which will be available for sale. Tickets for the event are $75.
Indoor and Outdoor Bench Reviews on 04.26.2011 at 06:56 AM
What a great cause and an equally great idea for a project. All are very unique and creative designs. My favorite is the first one, by Made. It reminds me of something the kids would try to build themselves, out of building blocks!
Stan Horst
Publisher: BetterBenches.com
Lena on 04.26.2011 at 10:09 AM
What a great idea! Very inspiring. All the designs are fun, original and I really can’t say that I prefer one from the other. They are all unique and because they come from the hearts of the designers they carry a special energy with them. Love it! We should all be so inspired…
kenal on 04.28.2011 at 05:01 AM
They all do carry the energy of the designer. They also express and display the creative mindset or mindsets of the designer(s).
kenal on 04.28.2011 at 05:00 AM
Unique and beautiful. I appreciate fine art, Architecture and anything visually captivating. I love the Cambium Studio and wadaly desks.
Shine on 02.04.2012 at 22:05 PM
Wow! The desks are beautiful! Very unique and artistic. I admire you guys for your Kids of Kathmandu project. I hope all your projects will be successful so you can help more children.