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   RickL | Mar 06, 2008 05:41pm | #1

   http://www.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/gehry/furniture_01.html

   Frank Gehry started that in 1969!

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   PeterDurand | Mar 06, 2008 07:56pm | #2

   Cool!

   I bet that Festool will develop a set of tools just for this material :-)

   Cheers,

   Peter(semi Festool junkie)

    

   Better life through Zoodles and poutine...

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   harrycu | Mar 07, 2008 02:37am | #3

   Seems like it would be a little shaky on dovetails and such.

   Harry

   Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.
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   Buster2000 | Mar 07, 2008 03:07am | #4

   Hey that's cool.

   *** Now the rant***

   I've got to say it... I don't know how green it truly is.  Fine it's all can be recycled... but how long would it really last?  Any exposed cardboard in my house gets ripped to shredds by the cats.  Further as a material it isn't very robust.  It can not get wet, it really can not be cleaned, it wears fast and can not be repaired.  While the design is cool, this just seems like more throw away garbage marketed in the name of the envirnoment.

   Last time I checked wood was a renewable resource.  Carefull forest managment (which is probably not the case in the past) should keep this resource safe.

   The most environmental choice would be to use a local craftsman, who uses local hardwoods, and builds furniture that actually would last more than 6 months...  Feel free to use that in your marketing!

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   saschafer | Mar 07, 2008 03:12am | #5

   "Any exposed cardboard in my house gets ripped to shredds by the cats."

   One could make the argument that having cats is not exactly green, either. ;-)

   -Steve

    

   Edited 3/6/2008 7:12 pm ET by saschafer

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   reinvent | Mar 07, 2008 05:33am | #6

   Yeah more likely calico or some such.

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   harrycu | Mar 07, 2008 09:40am | #7

   Yeah...none of my 15 cats are green.

   Harry

   PS: But they do make good push sticks.

    

   Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.

   Edited 3/7/2008 1:41 am by harrycu

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   Buster2000 | Mar 08, 2008 02:02am | #8

   One could make the argument that having cats is not exactly green, either.

   You're right.  Rather than picking on oil companies, perhaps we should all start at home.  Everybody should get rid of their pets.  I guess I better write a paper on the environmental hazards of owning cats.