August 2012
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“There is something immensely satisfying about objects made from materials that...”
– Throwaway Culture (Rick Poynor column inPrint).
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You Probably Have Too Much Stuff - NYTimes.com →
When a man named Andrew Hyde began an adventure in minimalism, he only owned 15 things. It eventually moved to 39 and now it sits around 60. It all started when he decided to take a trip around the world and sell everything he didn’t need. As Mr. Hyde noted on his blog, it changed his life after a brief period of befuddlement:
“I’m so confused by this. When we were growing up, didn’t we...
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Used Pianos Can Be Donated to Charities and... →
So did you read that depressing article in The New York Times about used pianos that end up getting dumped and junked? I couldn’t help but notice that it inspired, in me at least, a surprisingly visceral sense of sadness — on behalf of what are, after all, objects.
Turns out it wasn’t just me: “The emotions evoked by the deaths of used pianos are powerful, and they came...
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Evaluating the fixability level of phones and... →
When evaluators at iFixit, a Web site offering do-it-yourself repair manuals and parts, disassembled Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet for a “teardown” review, they found that it was easy to open and repair.
In iFixit’s video review, the narrator describes how the battery can be replaced without unscrewing a single screw. She is moved to declare, “The sustainability-geek inside me wants to hug Google...
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Which Clothes Are Greenest? A New Rating Tool -... →
True or false: Cotton is less environmentally friendly than polypropylene. Wool is less sustainable than polyester.
Both are true, according to a new index that aims to measure the environmental impact of apparel making.
An industry group called the Sustainable Apparel Coalition is preparing to release a prototype of what it calls the Higg Index, which will allow brands, factories and chemical...
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The Burden Of Having Too Much Stuff |... →
Interesting episode of Colin McEnroe Show, via The Billfold.
The guest in the first segment is Ryan T. Howell, whose Personality & Well-being Lab at San Francisco State University “aims to better understand the role of finances and consumption in people’s happiness and subjective well-being, as well as the concept of happiness and quality of life in general.” His site...
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WatchIs paper better than plastic? In this talk, Leyla Acaroglu suggests the answer has more to do with systems than objects or even materials. A thoughtful big-picture assessment (although, spoiler alert, a reusable canvas bag is better than paper or plastic).
(via Watch “Leyla Acaroglu: Paper or plastic? Debunking an environmental myth” Video at TED2013 #TEDTalentSearch)la
