Students and alumni of Harvard GSD have launched an online sale of items donated by architects and designers, including an IKEA chair signed by Virgil Abloh and a Sam Jacob painting, to fundraise for organisations that fight for racial equality.
Launched today, the student-led Design Yard Sale is selling donations from Jeanne Gang, Toshiko Mori, Oana Stanescu, Billie Tsien and Snarkitecture among other industry professionals.
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh will sign and illustrate the Makerad chair from his IKEA range for the winning bidder
All net profits will go to the Bail Project, which pays bail for those who need it, and non-profit design practice Colloqate Design.
"Design and architecture are what we're good at," said co-founder Yaxuan Liu. "But right now we need to get resources into the hands of activists and organisers on the front lines of the movement." "Design Yard Sale lets us use our skills to make that happen."
Architect Sam Jacob has donated an original painting of the Lake District in England
Modelled on a typical yard sale, the online auction collates a variety of items like furniture, signed books, prints, tote bags and handbags.
Standouts so far include one of the chairs from Virgil Abloh's Makerad IKEA range, which the fashion designer will sign and illustrate for the winning bidder, and a painting British architect Sam Jacob created for the auction.
This curved pink stool by American architect-designer Jerome Byron is als...