• Project H Design connects the power of design to the people who need it most, and the places where it can make a real and lasting difference.

    We are a team of designers and builders engaging locally to improve the quality of life for the socially overlooked. Our five-tenet design process (There is no design without (critical) action; We design WITH, not FOR; We document, share and measure; We start locally and scale globally, We design systems, not stuff) results in simple and effective design solutions for those without access to creative capital.

    Our long-term initiatives focus on improving environments, products, and experiences for K-12 education institutions in the US through systems- level design thinking and deep community engagements.

    Project H is a tax exempt 501c3 nonprofit originally incorporated in California, and now based in Bertie County, North Carolina. We believe design can change the world.

     
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    • Studio H is up and running!


      Our public high school design/build program in rural Bertie County, NC, started August 11, taught by Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller. Follow our 13 students' progress here.



      Learning Landscape Network coming soon


      Our Learning Landscape educational playground will soon be all open-source, providing all games, construction documents, and teacher support online. Launching September 2010.



      October 13-14: Penn State, Towson University


      Project H lectures + workshops on the road.



      Emily Pilloton on The Colbert Report


      Watch founder Emily Pilloton's appearance here.