Archive for November 2008

The New Consumer website is running a “Win a Reee Chair” competition. You have until 30th December 2008 to get into the draw, so visit their website now.

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Here at Pli we believe the Reee chair has a great environmental story when it comes to the recycled PC/ABS from games consoles. However, we are regularly asked about the other materials — predominantly the steel content — and if they stack up to Reee’s other green credentials.

Finding a supply of 100% recycled steel tubing is our ultimate goal for the Reee chair. Until we do, it’s good to know that in 2005 the British steel industry used 42% recycled content in the production of new steel. This figure will only have risen due to industry regulation, high oil/energy prices and high demand for steel. Looking at these new figures, we have done a full breakdown of the recycled content of the Reee chair.

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The sixth annual conference of the 20th Century Furniture Research Group was held at High Wycombe Town Hall on Friday November 21. I presented a paper on Utility furniture and the connection with contemporary furniture design.

You can view the slides here…

Utility Furniture Scheme, 21 November 2008

Or download them here as a PDF file (6.3 Mb).

The speakers and audience — about 70 in all — were an interesting mix of academics, curators, design students and industry people. I learned a lot from the other presentations: Paul Mickelthwaite from Kingston University and Lynn Jones From Bucks New University were particularly interesting for me.

Here’s the agenda of the conference:
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We have released our online ‘Winter 2008′ catalogue. It contains our full range of products as well as features and information about Pli Design Ltd. Click on the picture to download.

Last week Christopher was interviewed by Colles Stowell, from SolidWorks Podcast, on sustainable design. SolidWorks is large international software company that developed the 3D modelling programme that was used to design the Reee chair. It was great to be recognised by SolidWorks as an innovative user of their product. In this 5 minute interview Christopher explains Pli’s philosophy and experiences of sustainable design along with a great run-down on the history behind the Reee chair. It is a good listen and if you are into a bit of elevator jazz the intro is a must. Enjoy.

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SolidWorks