"Why is the common aesthetic style of the people who pay for these types of customizations always Gold, Crystal, Marble, Diamonds and The Lord Of The Rings prop? And why do this on an item that is inevitably obsolete? Actually, maybe seeing the level of cost and craftmanship put into these items is a motivator to go against the continuos product launches and iterations of the same object with minimal increments in improvements. My Nokia 3310 and old iPhone 4S still work, only the software and battery life makes them obsolete. I am genuinely impressed with the level of craftmanship on those engraved iWatches. Maybe Apple should offer this and give them a longer life like the analogue watches they are competing with?"

"You need to do a separate article on Dutch tile company DTILE who make amazing 3D curved tiles for intergrated sinks and shelves: dtile.info"

"I love this, we have just had a case in my company where this would be an excellent solution. However, the potential cost of the component and tooling will make this a very hard choice to justify when combining a whole cost list or a piece of furniture or a kitchen. I hope a hardware supplier sees this and has an idea how to bring this idea to market where it does not cost the earth. Also, I with the tool needed to tighten the screw was an existing standard mount like torque screws. Good luck to this inventor, the excecution is excellent."

"Great ideas and execution on all these. We are in the process of making a new prototype workshop at work and would love some of these solutions. The Toolbox is the best. The table is seen before and really needs a locking mechanism too for safety. Thanks for the inspiration."

"i think its fair to say Mr. Munger is not very romantic, but definitely very very dim.  Sarcasm aside. hotels and hostels without widows do exist and I have stayed in some as part of travelling to factories and trade fairs around Europe. A room without windows is okay for a short stay, especially with private bathrooms and good lounge and communal areas in the hotel where you can work and socialise. Also, in some cases the rooms are built in renovated industrial or office buildings so there was already a large floor space but limited windows and outer wall areas. Done right and for the right purpose (short stays) a room without windows can work. All that said, as many have pointed out in the comments, this building can surely not live up to basic fire safety laws? But then maybe this is another thing the US law system is willing to ignore when a billionaire is footing the bill. I have huge respect and admiration for the architect for quitting, it was the Chancellor who should be out of a job. I hope this building never gets built. If it does, it should be turned into a prison for tax evading billionaires and millionaires. Then the name of the building really fits its purpose."

"I agree, but be aware that most common single use plastic bottles are not made of a material suitable for re-use due to the chemicals used in the plastic being transferred to the water over time, which is harmful to humans. We could just stop selling and transporting tap water under all the different brand names, and make more public available taps and only use safer BPE free plastic, metal or glass bottles to fetch our drinking water. For you Americans, you might consider voting for politicians who will address your drinking water situation and not leave cities like Flint, MI, withut clean drinking water."

"That is a good looking machine and pretty awesome capabilities, but I just wonder how difficult it will be to maintain and service? It also looks a hell of a lot like the very iconic Honda Motra CT50 bike which had just 50cc engine and was more aimed at the tradesman or light courier market. A few have been exported to Europe and I first saw one in real life in Portugal many years ago. Here's a picture from Google:"

"I remember spending many years working between semesters at university for the Salvation Army at their International headquarters in London. My parents worked there too and their old offices at 101 Queen Victoria Street was an amazing building with mainly small individual offices. As an office assistant doing graphic design or looking after fleet vehicles, I had my own little office with a number on the door. It was like something from the film Brazil, only pleasant. I am so sad they tore this building down and many other like them. It seems idiotic that there is now a booming industry trying to convert open-plan offices into the old buildings that had to be torn down or converted to make room for the large open spaces."

"Are there any recorded instances of this so called design mistake having caused confusion and accidents? Non-googled answers only please."

"..... that's because they are made by BMW ;-)"

"All veneer furniture is not new, the trick is making it a productive and financially viable alternative to solid wood production. Veneer layered is plywood, of which Grethe Jalk's Bow Chair from 1963 is probably the most iconic example of a successful design made in 100% plywood veneer. Veneer is strong and light, but the tooling and machining needed to make any of these items make them unrealistic to mass-produce. The only exception being the straight cylinders which have several advantages over solid dowels and have been implemented in existing products (for example the PENNE chairs by Lammhults from 2016). Many of these forms look simple but the tooling for cylinders and profiles is very high at volume. Veneer material works like solid wood and warps, expands and contracts like solid wood. The strength of the glue holding the layers in shape is the determining factor. As art objects and experiments for future development, these designs are interesting, but you are not "stretching materials to new territories". Tone down that statement and focus on the interesting contrast between material lightness contrasted by the visual weight and you really have something. I am sure technology for pushing the limits of what an be done with veneer will continue to develop as solid oak becomes more and more difficult to harvest to meet demand. Maybe it will lead to us being able to mold veneer into shapes normally reserved for plastics and metals without financial limits. Fingers crossed :-)"

"What a completely illogical waste of energy, raw materials and resources! We have these ina few European locations too and Japan had these on some of their wending machines for some years before us. Maybe the current shortage of components, resources and capacity will kill these sort of gimmicks off, but I don't have high hopes."