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The dynamic duo of Chelsea DeSantis and Andrew Liebchen collaborate in life and design as Deelux.
Thanks for the comment, Jonathan. Summarizing the lifecycle of all IKEA products in a way that is easily accessible would certainly be an interesting and useful project. In a way, this project is far more archaic (and maybe some would say useless) in that it will use the medium of the IKEA instruction manual to convey the entire process of manufacture, not just the five or six steps take during home assembly.
It is not necessarily our goal to influence consumer behavior, document environmental impact, compare products, or gauge appropriateness. By producing a document that is well-researched, visually engaging, and clever, we hope to foment discussion about modern industry and western lifestyles.
I hope you can give us a leg up! Thanks for your comments!
It's a little unclear to me why you're doing this project. It completely appeals to me as an industrial ecology project. I'd love to know exactly what it took to bring the table to my house. I'd like to know how much (or little) of an ecological impact all my products have. While I may not want to read all the details, I'd love to have a 1-3 page executive summary available by phone app so I can shop w/ eco-intelligence... Ever thought about rolling this exhaustive project into that?