CUSTOM CREATIONS
WITH STACKABL , CUSTOMERS CAN DESIGN THEIR OWN FULLY SUSTAINABLE PIECES ONLINE , ALLOWING ANYONE TO BE AN ECO-FRIENDLY DESIGNER OF CHIC FURNISHINGS .
BY TERENCE LOOSE
Waste is not cool . Usually .
But one Toronto-based entrepreneur and designer , Jeffrey Forrest , is on a crusade to change that . He founded the multidisciplinary Torontobased design studio STACKLAB , which uses surplus merino-wool felt , repurposed aluminum and sustainably harvested wood to create stylish and functional furniture pieces .
But Forrest has taken the idea one step — make that ten steps — further , by creating an algorithm that identifies and catalogs remnants available from nearby manufacturers and the robotics they use to custom create pieces . The result is the ability for customers to design their own fully
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