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discounteggroll
01/16/09

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is it like those crank-shelving units like they have for bookkeeping records/apple retail stockrooms/etc? (those are the only 2 places I've seen them)

I just hope he doesn't have to poop in his shower. #1 is acceptable (at times), but #2 is just out of the question
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IN THE FACE!
01/16/09

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So, can he get lost in his apartment without leaving the room?
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
01/16/09

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Looks like it could crush a man something fierce!
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Earthslide
01/16/09

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He'll save a lot of space once he realizes his media comes in digital format.
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Purple Dave
01/16/09

@Earthslide:
He'll cry himself to death once he realizes how suck-balls a collection of digital files looks when displayed on a shelf. Especially after the hard-drive has failed...
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SumedhaCallirhoe
10/31/08

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Is it not the point that this designer is using second life materials to produce his work, rather than sourcing virgin materials like most other designers?! If people are going to make chairs anyway it is better that they responsibly source second hand materials than making extra demands of the earths natural resources?!
What is everyone's problem? These materials HAVE been recycled in the making of this chair, not 'pissed on' as some so eloquently put it.
This designer is an important part of the British Sustainable design movement, opening up the debate as to what life-cycles our products and waste create.
Art is a matter of personal taste and opinion.
However; one who presumes a designer of chairs would make a chair that is uncomfertable to sit on is trully narrow minded.
I'm interested to see the work of some of the people who've made these educated comments.

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Chewbenator
10/30/08

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Hard to recycle? Metals are like one of the only recyclables that actually has positive yields.
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Giz Has Lost It
10/30/08

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Goldilocks tries the chairs...

"Ow! This one's forking uncomfortable!"

"Oh! This one's too hard and flat. Oops! Dropped my napkin!"

"Aah! This one's totally tubular!"
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snowy_coke
10/30/08

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i thought mine was bad
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/30/08

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That silverware chair sure is a nice seating utensil...
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/30/08

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So does that make it a spchair?
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Sora57
10/30/08

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One nice thing about the fork/spoon chair is that it is probably dishwasher safe.
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Eye of Fatima
10/30/08

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Looks comfy....:-/
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BillDoE
10/30/08

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How is wood and steel "Hard to Recycle"? Those are two of the easiest products on the market to recycle.
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netposer
10/30/08

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How is a fork or a spoon "hard to reuse"? Don't restaurants "reuse" silverware all the time?
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Curves
10/30/08

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You would have no trouble keeping the pets from sleeping on it.
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