Page 25 of Design for our future selves 2001 Awards by Helen Hamlyn Research Centre - Royal College of Art

23 Afroditi Krassa/Design Products the spare match This project proposes a campaign for homeless people that gives them an income while raising political awareness about homelessness. Its symbol is a matchbox, inspired by the fairy tale of eThe Little Match Girlf. Spare matchboxes will be sold by homeless people. Every matchbox is pre-stamped and pre-addressed to the Prime Minister. The purchaser signs the matchtray, which contains a message about social inclusion and the needs of the homeless to the Prime Minister, and posts it straight to 10 Downing Street. The project is endorsed by Shelter. The first 5,000 matchboxes will be on sale during the RCA Show 2001.

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