Rebuilding Lives. Building Furniture. At Purposeful Design, our mission is to help re-build the lives of men, women and youth who have struggled through poverty, addiction, homelessness and/or prison and equip them with work skills and the gift of work. We start with heart-level issues while learning work skills and the art of furniture making. Encouragement, discipleship and God’s power to transform lives are essential success ingredients. Sale of the handcrafted, custom furniture creates a revenue stream to support the primary work of rebuilding lives.