The Teo Stool by Argentinian designers Luciana Gonzalez Granco and Cristian Mohaded.
It took second place in the Premio Vico Magistretti design contest sponsored by designboom. Treehugger says it "shows how green and simple can go together hand in hand." But is it hot?
If it is uncomfortable, it cannot be green (waste of resources)
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I don't really get what is "green" about this. It appears to be made of plastic? Though the website says it could be done in a lot of different materials, none of them seemed particularly "green" (leather? steel? polypropylene?).
OK, it's a stool. Because it's not a step-stool, it would only ever be used as incindental seating or maybe as some kind of occasional table. To me, the more versatile a piece of furniture is, the "greener" it is.
I'm also wondering how stable and long lasting it is? It seems like something that wouldn't hold a lot of weight and might not withstand years of abuse (imo, a stool is only as useful as it is sturdy).
I guess it's nice that these could be packed flat for shipping, which saves fuel, sort of (you can fit more on the truck).
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making things out of cardboard is not green, I don't care how little resources go into making it, it wont last a year let alone ten or 20 or 30.
I have a stool thats over 80 years old, it only needed to be pulled apart 3 years ago and cleaned up and re-glued, its now just as strong and stable as it originally was and is made of hard wood. Its unfinished, has a very nice patina from years of use and is perfect! and just so its out there, the stool was made from a tree that fell down over the road outside my grand parents place and landed over the road.
Would this cardboard stool last nearly as long? I don't think so!
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