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Protected: Interpretation of Enzo Mari’s Sedia Chair by Russell Baker, Bombast Furniture

LB — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:07:31 +0000

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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The Lightbulb Conspiracy, aka Pyramids of Waste, a documentary on planned obsolescence

LB — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:48:35 +0000

The practice of planned obsolescence of consumer products includes Apple computers, as you’ll see if you watch the whole film. As a designer who attempts to make things that last, both in their material content and workmanship, the planned failure of other design objects is a slap in the face.

Buy Nothing Day

LB — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:43:50 +0000

Buy Nothing Day was launched by Vancouver’s Adbusters Magazine.

“The journey towards a sane sustainable future begins with a single step. It could all start with a personal challenge, such as this: make a vow to yourself to participate in Buy Nothing Day this year.

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In praise of hemp – as textile, as paper, as food source

LB — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:44:20 +0000

Seeing the above graphic on Facebook recently (source wasn’t credited) reignited my longstanding frustration over our global failure to switch (back) to hemp as a major source for textiles, paper and food.

Vivienne Westwood: The whole 20th C was a mistake

LB — Sat, 05 May 2012 08:22:12 +0000

Via The Guardian: “A status symbol is a book… that’s status.” “Punk was just an excuse for people to run around…it was just a fashion that became a marketing opportunity.” “The whole 20th C was a mistake… throwing the baby out with the bathwater.” “Study art and you become a freedom fighter.”

Brown paper packages tied up with string

LB — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:44:44 +0000

These are a few of my favourite things. Above, a white painted branch with Kraft-paper wrapped gifts is a minimalist advent calendar, by the inventive DIY Brigg from Norway via The Style Files.

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When library scientists complain about having too many books.

LB — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:50:57 +0000

This is an addendum – or antidote – to the previous wall-of-books post. Riba, a library scientist, writes

Within our home the sheer quantity of books we own inhibits our ability to display artwork.