#2nd cycle

[drugsandlolis]

Aki you may be as romantic as toadstool but damn when you get concerned ugh ♥

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2ND CYCLE BY ARTEK.

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http://www.artek.fi/projects/otherprojects/61

[niggasandrebels]

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Twigga - Raunchy

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"Since the foundation of Artek in 1935, some 8 million Aalto stools have been sold worldwide. A few years ago Artek started to collect old Aalto chairs from flea markets, schools, elderly people’s homes and garages. Artek wanted to give these classics a new lease on life, an original opportunity to tell their story. They are called the 2nd Cycle.

Sustainable 2nd Cycle items are part of Artek’s environmental strategy. By creating the 2ndCycle Artek wants to raise the issue of conscious consuming, praise the authentic design and honour the importance of originality. Solidly made and impervious to fashion, these iconic pieces of furniture have gained value and beauty through their everyday use."

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Artek X Cooper-Hewitt

NY Times recently posted an article about Cooper-Hewitt teaming up with Artek as part of Target's design education program. Families were invited to re-design and put their own spin on the classic and timeless chair 69 originally designed by Alvar Aalto.

The price their very own  vintage samples of chair 69. A couple of years ago the Fininsh company started a program to buy back used Artek furniture under the project name "2nd cycle". And with them teaming up with Martela, Artek now have the possibility to refurbish used pieces and sell affordably.

Executive VP of Artek Simone Vingerhoets-Ziesmann is not only one of the nicest people you'll meet, she also gets the importance of a program like this and the need to educate the society that even if a piece is 50 years old it still have a lot of life to it.

And truthfully that's what makes these timeless classics different from these mass produced copies, the length of life and the ability to be passed to generations to come.

Read the full article at NYT, look at the Artek line on our website and buy the full collection from More North.

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Madcow2, week 1, day 1

Squat: 5x135, 160, 180, 205, 225

Bench: 5x110, 130, 150, 165, 185

Row: 5x85, 100, 115, 130, 145

Hypers: 10lbs. 2x10

Pullups: 7, 3

Situps: 10lbs. 20, 20, 20,

2nd cycle of madcow. Week off last week, for vacation, now reset on all lifts, and starting a second cycle. Today felt pretty good, most of the highest weight sets were pretty difficult. Still nursing my left shoulder, not completely healed, need to improve technique on bench.