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Informing the aesthetics , functionality and sustainability of TAKT furniture , the principles serve as a template for good , sustainable and delightful design ; a creative springboard for the designers TAKT works with ; a means of keeping themselves accountable – and another steppingstone towards the circular economy .
Armed with these commandments , TAKT believes it will be able to continue to lead the way in exemplary , environmentally conscious furniture design as our needs and lifestyles continue to evolve . Lorensen understands that achieving sustainability is not a matter of box-ticking , perfection may never be achieved and that there is always work to do to be better .
ECO DESIGN PRINCIPLES BY TAKT
1 . Be truly useful 2 . Have clarity in design 3 . Have presence and personality
4 . Be made from good and honest materials that age with beauty and have minimal environmental impact
5 . Be constructed for durability
6 . Have traceable and certified manufacturing and material sourcing
7 . Be packaged for minimal environmental transport impact and damage
8 . Be delightful to assemble by the user
9 . Be easily repaired by replaceable components
10 . Be properly recyclable by disassembly into key materials
“ Everybody knows the challenges we are facing , but unfortunately there is a lot of greenwashing taking place . Furniture is a sector with limited focus on sustainability and almost no recycling . We think it is important to take this subject very seriously , and the only right thing to do is to get started . We are sure that we and others will learn in the process and become better , but that should not deter us from acting now . We don ’ t claim to have solved everything , but we do promise to be diligent , do our best , and be transparent about it .”
– Henrik Taudorf Lorensen , founder , TAKT
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