Comments on: VIDEO: Tom Dixon on Sustainable Design http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/14/tom-dixon-video/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:29:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: katehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/14/tom-dixon-video/comment-page-1/#comment-47389 kate Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:34:39 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/14/tom-dixon-video/#comment-47389 I think this is a really thougt-provoking interview with a great designer - but not someone I had really thought of as "green" before. Thanks for making me think about the different issues that go into sustainable design. And nice job on the Artek Second Cycle project Tom! I think this is a really thougt-provoking interview with a great designer – but not someone I had really thought of as “green” before. Thanks for making me think about the different issues that go into sustainable design. And nice job on the Artek Second Cycle project Tom!

]]> By: Namahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/14/tom-dixon-video/comment-page-1/#comment-47331 Nama Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:18:25 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/14/tom-dixon-video/#comment-47331 I found two things he said to be interesting First the idea that Ebay could turn into some sort of meta-recycler whereby everyone is able to constantly recycle objects (at least as long as they are designed with long life cycles) Hence if your done with an object but it still has many years in it's life cycle you sell it. This is the reason behind why i frequent thrift and vintage shops (for clothing or furniture etc)Also, i think that the 2nd Cycle idea is amazing. Both from a "green" perspective, but also from a simple branding/commerce perspective. They are getting two profit cycles out of a object. Are they re-finishing etc these items or simply selling them as is? Either way, almost seems like an artistic performance piece commenting on commodification, branding and green all in one. I found two things he said to be interesting
First the idea that Ebay could turn into some sort of meta-recycler whereby everyone is able to constantly recycle objects (at least as long as they are designed with long life cycles)
Hence if your done with an object but it still has many years in it’s life cycle you sell it.
This is the reason behind why i frequent thrift and vintage shops (for clothing or furniture etc)

Also, i think that the 2nd Cycle idea is amazing.
Both from a “green” perspective, but also from a simple branding/commerce perspective.
They are getting two profit cycles out of a object. Are they re-finishing etc these items or simply selling them as is?
Either way, almost seems like an artistic performance piece commenting on commodification, branding and green all in one.

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