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Contact: Robin Brookes* Woodlands, Ledge Hill Market Lavington Wiltshire SN10 4NW *BA, DEA, HEA, OCEA |
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The 'MANHATTAN' CD RACK by Robin Brookes |
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| Is this just another CD rack? Is it mood lighting? Is it recycled sculpture? Robin Brookes makes a limited number of useful objet d'arts in his workshop using recycled and reclaimed materials. They are hand built very much in the art/craft studio tradition - indeed there isn't any other way of doing it. Therefore they are works of art which are inherently useful. The Manhattan CD rack is hand made from recycled plastic sheet material made from water dispenser bottles and shredded pirate CDs. It is then fitted with a switchable backlight of low energy flourescent tubes. The rack holds your favourite 60 compact discs in their jewel boxes in an elegant balance of light and form. |
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Sustainable products are those where the designer has thought about their whole life cycle, from the raw material to the end of life. This might be a continuous cycle. the material being melted down again to remake the products. It might be interconnected cycles where the more durable parts are removed and installed in a new product. Or the material might be composted or used as fuel - eventually returning to the earth. We should also extend that life cycle - making products which last and can be repaired. It is also important that these products are made in such a way that they are easy to dismantle for recycling The environmental cost of extracting and processing the materials is also important. How much CO2 is released due to these processes and transportation? Are toxic substances released into the environment? |
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| All these considerations were made when developing this product. The workshop methods used to make it are fairly low energy, with half the manufacturing time spent using hand processes. The recycled (predominately polycarbonate) material can itself be recycled many times. The lighting set is easily removed. But in any case this product should last a very long time. |  |
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Robin is working on other designs which will appear on this site as they reach fruition.  |
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| The Manhattan CD Rack can only be bought from the designer/maker. Each one is hand crafted and one of a limited edition of 100. The base is engraved with the 'RBD', Robin Brookes Design logo and numbered. The price for each, delivered in the UK is £350. PAY PAL Please order by email to Environomic (link in the side bar) and we will email you a Paypal invoice. CHEQUES Please send to the address in the side bar. Cheques to be cleared before delivery. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Please read our Distance Sales Policy before placing your order. |
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| This page was last updated 11/05/11 | ||