Long time CCPI supporter, model, and photographer Helena Christensen is hosting a charity auction in New York to benefit Chernobyl Children's Project International. Her partner is Danish design company VIPP, a family owned business whose handcrafted stainless steel waste bins have been objects of desire for decades.
Leaders from the worlds of fashion, design, art, and entertainment -- Helena, Bono, Michael Stipe of REM, Christy Turlington, Greta
Monahan, Dale Chihuly, and Mario Batali are a few -- will make custom designed waste bins that will be auctioned at an event in September. Do you live in NYC? The bins will be on display for public viewing and pre-bidding at The Conran Shop at 407 East 59th Street at First Avenue, September 4 - September 17. Please come out, these bins are well worth a look!
One of my favorites is by artist Mattia Biagi, whose tar dipped bin is pictured above. He told Blackbook Magazine that it "represents the relationship between human beings and their own pollution in modern society." Other designers, like Alice Temperley (the pink and bejeweled bin pictured) took a decorative and whimsical approach. We are so grateful to the artists for participating, and to VIPP for their leadership and trust.
We feel a special gratitude to Helena, who has been very "hands on" with her support of CCPI for years, and always surprises us with her fun, creative approach to giving.
