
Project H’s Design Revolution Road Show hits the road!
January 8th, 2010 admin

Product design nonprofit Project H Design is gearing up to take to the open road! Their mobile Design Revolution Road Show tour, which we’ve been excited about for a while now, is hitting the road on February 1st, starting with 2 high schools and 3 colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 25-school, 75-day, 6300-mile tour will include an exhibition of 40 humanitarian products from founder Emily Pilloton’s…
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