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> <channel><title>Comments on: INTERVIEW: Designer Fumi Masuda</title> <atom:link href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/</link> <description>Future-forward design for the world you inhabit</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:17 -0500</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=abc</generator> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>By: Aguida Zanol</title><link>http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/comment-page-1/#comment-108112</link> <dc:creator>Aguida Zanol</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:30:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/#comment-108112</guid> <description>cool!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>cool!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Tim</title><link>http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/comment-page-1/#comment-62000</link> <dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:55:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/#comment-62000</guid> <description>Your chairs are amazing</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your chairs are amazing</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Hun Boon</title><link>http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/comment-page-1/#comment-44600</link> <dc:creator>Hun Boon</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 06:30:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/#comment-44600</guid> <description>Bamboo speakers!I have a couple of audiophile friends, and they have been bugging me (for a very long time!) to fabricate some bamboo speakers and turntables for them. Pity I never got around to doing it.Now Fumi Masuda has beaten me to it. :)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bamboo speakers!</p><p>I have a couple of audiophile friends, and they have been bugging me (for a very long time!) to fabricate some bamboo speakers and turntables for them. Pity I never got around to doing it.</p><p>Now Fumi Masuda has beaten me to it. :)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Harry Martinian</title><link>http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/comment-page-1/#comment-44233</link> <dc:creator>Harry Martinian</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:45:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/#comment-44233</guid> <description>The &quot;Lohas&quot; demographic is a way to define the evolving character of our consumer society.Of course Fumi Masuda is correct when he states that there is no waste in Nature. It is true that everything is food for some other aspect in creation. That is the wisdom of the designer of the universe. Fortunately the laws of nature that govern the order of the universe are no different that the laws of the universe that are behind our every thought word or deed. Only we have a choice to be more or less in tune with the design of the contitution of the universe. When we are out of tune we sure do make a mess.Making a sustainable impact on society doesn&#039;t really come from or happen because what the popoular culture informs us about or becuse we get it intellectually  and try to do things consciously about the thing. Global Warming is a cultural &quot;symptom&quot; that has a it&#039;s origins in a &quot;cause&#039;.That cause is when lhumans beings are disconnected to some level of life that is transcendental. Then we natural are violating every law in natures book. Get enough of humanity disconnected and you have the world as it is today.Want to change this world?The formula is only the square root of 1% of the worlds population having their lives in tune with the constitution of the universe. Find your self. It all begins to change for the better from there, inside. Take care of the inside and the inside will take care of the outside.Yes, something will happen soon. And that something will be seen in the world but seeds of this change will have been started somewhere deep in quite states of the mind of a few. The wisdom is to make sure we are investing in the peacemakers not the masters of war. No one is to blame this is not about the money it is more about the change from within. Education for enlightenment. Where are we putting our attention?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The &#8220;Lohas&#8221; demographic is a way to define the evolving character of our consumer society.</p><p>Of course Fumi Masuda is correct when he states that there is no waste in Nature. It is true that everything is food for some other aspect in creation. That is the wisdom of the designer of the universe. Fortunately the laws of nature that govern the order of the universe are no different that the laws of the universe that are behind our every thought word or deed. Only we have a choice to be more or less in tune with the design of the contitution of the universe. When we are out of tune we sure do make a mess.</p><p>Making a sustainable impact on society doesn&#8217;t really come from or happen because what the popoular culture informs us about or becuse we get it intellectually  and try to do things consciously about the thing. Global Warming is a cultural &#8220;symptom&#8221; that has a it&#8217;s origins in a &#8220;cause&#8217;.That cause is when lhumans beings are disconnected to some level of life that is transcendental. Then we natural are violating every law in natures book. Get enough of humanity disconnected and you have the world as it is today.</p><p>Want to change this world?</p><p>The formula is only the square root of 1% of the worlds population having their lives in tune with the constitution of the universe. Find your self. It all begins to change for the better from there, inside. Take care of the inside and the inside will take care of the outside.</p><p>Yes, something will happen soon. And that something will be seen in the world but seeds of this change will have been started somewhere deep in quite states of the mind of a few. The wisdom is to make sure we are investing in the peacemakers not the masters of war. No one is to blame this is not about the money it is more about the change from within. Education for enlightenment. Where are we putting our attention?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ron Bourdon</title><link>http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/comment-page-1/#comment-44183</link> <dc:creator>Ron Bourdon</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:58:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/#comment-44183</guid> <description>Pretty.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretty.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Bob Ellenberg</title><link>http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/comment-page-1/#comment-44149</link> <dc:creator>Bob Ellenberg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:31:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/26/interview-with-fumi-masuda/#comment-44149</guid> <description>Boy does his last statement show how well he is rooted in reality! &quot;Fumi: Brand is a reflection of the market. So we can’t say to change the brand. You actually have to change the market first, and then brands follow. It is the economy; it is a matter of money. So the market itself has to change. You can not say to a brand: your value is not good, change it. They have the right to continue in this system, in capitalism. I am not a politician, designers are not politicians. I am not fighting to convince people to change their way of living. Something will happen very soon. They will notice that they have to change on their own&quot;Start at the end of that statement and work backwards.  American consumers ARE getting it and I predict it will snowball.  They in turn bring about the change.  We cannot blame the manufactures, retailers, builders, etc. because in our society they respond to the market.  The statement, &quot;it is a matter of money&quot;, is the main reason there is so much that frustrates people who are greatly concerned with the environment.  As long as price is King among consumers, providers will not provide a lot of more expensive &quot;green&quot; products.  But when consumers want them--they will come.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boy does his last statement show how well he is rooted in reality! &#8220;Fumi: Brand is a reflection of the market. So we can’t say to change the brand. You actually have to change the market first, and then brands follow. It is the economy; it is a matter of money. So the market itself has to change. You can not say to a brand: your value is not good, change it. They have the right to continue in this system, in capitalism. I am not a politician, designers are not politicians. I am not fighting to convince people to change their way of living. Something will happen very soon. They will notice that they have to change on their own&#8221;</p><p>Start at the end of that statement and work backwards.  American consumers ARE getting it and I predict it will snowball.  They in turn bring about the change.  We cannot blame the manufactures, retailers, builders, etc. because in our society they respond to the market.  The statement, &#8220;it is a matter of money&#8221;, is the main reason there is so much that frustrates people who are greatly concerned with the environment.  As long as price is King among consumers, providers will not provide a lot of more expensive &#8220;green&#8221; products.  But when consumers want them&#8211;they will come.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss><!--
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