Comments on: Happy New Year 5770, IKEA and the Question of Craft http://designistdream.com/2009/10/04/happy-new-year-5770-ikea-and-the-question-of-craft/ "If you design it, it is no dream" Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: rune http://designistdream.com/2009/10/04/happy-new-year-5770-ikea-and-the-question-of-craft/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 rune Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:10:26 +0000 http://designistdream.com/?p=196#comment-1025 Great:) Great:)

]]> By: Karin http://designistdream.com/2009/10/04/happy-new-year-5770-ikea-and-the-question-of-craft/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 Karin Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:57:54 +0000 http://designistdream.com/?p=196#comment-1006 Beyond it's really bad environmental rap, IKEA tends to trawl around last year design students, offering them peanuts to sell rights to their designs. I had more than one friend who were offered $1,000 (yes, that's it) for rights to their school project designs. IKEA is temporary relief for poor students who want to feel like humans (while in dorms or without pennies to rub together). As adults, we should refrain from buying IKEA's products - which by design are made to throw away . . . Beyond it’s really bad environmental rap, IKEA tends to trawl around last year design students, offering them peanuts to sell rights to their designs. I had more than one friend who were offered $1,000 (yes, that’s it) for rights to their school project designs.

IKEA is temporary relief for poor students who want to feel like humans (while in dorms or without pennies to rub together). As adults, we should refrain from buying IKEA’s products – which by design are made to throw away . . .

]]> By: Maya Norton http://designistdream.com/2009/10/04/happy-new-year-5770-ikea-and-the-question-of-craft/comment-page-1/#comment-988 Maya Norton Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:18:04 +0000 http://designistdream.com/?p=196#comment-988 Hi Ziva, Did not know this about Ikea and glad that you've brought it to my attention. What a bummer. Look forward to your upcoming posts on Israeli artisans and how to find them. All the best in 5770. ~ Maya Hi Ziva,

Did not know this about Ikea and glad that you’ve brought it to my attention. What a bummer. Look forward to your upcoming posts on Israeli artisans and how to find them.

All the best in 5770.

~ Maya

]]> By: Ziva http://designistdream.com/2009/10/04/happy-new-year-5770-ikea-and-the-question-of-craft/comment-page-1/#comment-986 Ziva Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:17:18 +0000 http://designistdream.com/?p=196#comment-986 Hi Tali, What a small world - I just came across your blog (was it also through Ohdeedoh or Apartment Therapy?) and fell in love with your EcoKidsCrafts projects. From there rolled onto your other blogs, including your Rosh Hashana posts. How great to welcome you as a reader! I'm a subscribed reader on yours as well. Thanks for the encouragement and related link. Amazing how much 'stuff' we collect and shlep with us... Shana tova to you and yours as well, Z Hi Tali, What a small world – I just came across your blog (was it also through Ohdeedoh or Apartment Therapy?) and fell in love with your EcoKidsCrafts projects. From there rolled onto your other blogs, including your Rosh Hashana posts. How great to welcome you as a reader! I’m a subscribed reader on yours as well. Thanks for the encouragement and related link. Amazing how much ‘stuff’ we collect and shlep with us… Shana tova to you and yours as well, Z

]]> By: tali http://designistdream.com/2009/10/04/happy-new-year-5770-ikea-and-the-question-of-craft/comment-page-1/#comment-985 tali Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:49:34 +0000 http://designistdream.com/?p=196#comment-985 hi, I appreciate you writing again and especially about this topic. I have recently wrote a post raising similar questions. there was another movie i was inspired by which is called "the story of stuff" you can find the link in my post right here: http://www.matzosoup.com/2009/10/too-much-stuff.html I love your writing and hope you write more tali hi,
I appreciate you writing again and especially about this topic. I have recently wrote a post raising similar questions.
there was another movie i was inspired by which is called “the story of stuff”
you can find the link in my post right here:
http://www.matzosoup.com/2009/.....stuff.html

I love your writing and hope you write more
tali

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