Designers Sara Zewde and Sloan Dawson were startled by the differences in how homelessness was manifest in West Coast cities, including their new home in Seattle, compared to cities in the east. Surprised and disquieted by how desensitized so many residents seemed to be and how commonplace visible homelessness had become, they sought to find a creative outlet to respond to the people they saw struggling to survive. In speaking with Sara and Sloan, I started our conversation by asking, as East Coast transplants, the what did you notice about homelessness that was different on the West Coast.
To learn more about The Living Room Project, see coverage at CityLab here and at the University of Washington's Daily here.
Episode 31: Cassie Hoeprich, Lena Miller and Suzanne Nienaber
Episode 30: Barron Peper and Jescelle Major
Episode 29: Paul Simmons and Sylvana Niehuser
Episode 28: Jonathan Martin and Scott Greenstone of Project Homeless
Episode 27: Marla Torrado
Episode 26: Natasha Ponczek Shoemake
Episode 25: Alan Graham
Episode 24: Corina Luckenbach and Melanie Granger
Episode 23: Mike McGinn
Episode 22: Tim Harris
Episode 20: John Malpede
Episode 19: John Wilson
Episode 18: Tamika Butler
Episode 17: Rachel Allen and Allen Compton
Episode 16: Mike O'Brien
Episode 15: Mark Vallianatos
Episode 14: Breanne Schuster
Episode 13: Richard Rothstein
Episode 12: Scott Gilmore
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