"Fascinating. Certainly beautiful, but I do wonder about the weight. Because we do have "standard" garage door sizes in the US, it seems a shame to ship that much weight around. I wonder if bamboo would be strong enough for suburbs (where the perceptual security is basically sufficient)?"

"Call me crazy, but I didn't see much justifying in here. I understand each object featured has a story of its own and serves a financial purpose for the producer (and meets the "needs" of a potentially new customer archetype). However, does the world need another chair, cabinet, tableware set, couch, or gigantic mirror? Someone correct me here; how is this not just "stuff"?"

"Nice interview; he seems like a grounded dreamer.One minor correction though in case anyone's concerned: I'm guessing he meant "Patagonia" instead of "Columbia". http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=93864"