2020 Giving
We have big goals to reach in 2020 and we need your help. Every dollar up to $10,000 donated this year will be matched! Your donations help us kickstart urban design projects, expand our ability to remake waste, and most importantly, pay good people to do great work.
meet the switchman
Our new commuter bag is remade from First Class Amtrak leather.
30% off Ambassador Clutch
All Ambassador Clutches are 30% off. Make sure to grab one before this bag retires!
PUP x AMTRAK: BUCKLE UP. THIS IS AWESOME.
We're transforming 6,080 leather Amtrak seats into a new line of PUP products. See how we're doing it here.
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People for Urban Progress (PUP) is an Indianapolis-based 501c3 non-profit that advances good design and civic sustainability by developing products and projects in connectivity, responsible reuse, and making.
MISSION
PEOPLE FOR URBAN PROGRESS is a 501c3 non-profit that advances good design and civic sustainability by developing products and projects in connectivity, responsible reuse, and making.
PUP is creating a smarter, more sustainable, and more resilient city by combining good design with existing resources. We are stewards of our city's resources and curators of its public spaces.
COMMUNITY + COLLABORATION
PUP is a non-profit social enterprise that aims to utilize smart and lean business tactics to bring the change we want to see in our city. We don't have a one-for-one model, as all of our work - from salvage through design and fabrication - is philanthropic at heart. Each PUP product is built by hand, with several people working together to clean, cut, stitch, and tag each item.
INDIANAPOLIS HQ
160 Steeples Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46222
WE ARE ALL PEOPLE FOR URBAN PROGRESS
Made from the city by the city. PUP's products are designed and hand-built in Indianapolis using salvaged materials and local talent. For us, 'used' does not mean unusable. We're remaking waste, one product at a time.