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University of Wisconsin art student Hongtao Zhou's "Ice & Snow Furniture Raised From Lake Mendota" is the ultimate in recyclable furniture. "They connect the lake, the land, the air and the people and complete a life cycle with minimum environmental impact," explains Zhou. And it is, of course, perfectly fine to dump the furniture back into the lake once it starts getting warm out.
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wow. because what i really want to do is sit outside on a frozen chair...
Okay, maybe they're not exactly cozy, but it's a wonderful way to humanize the winter landscape.
Who the heck wants to sit their ass on a frozen surface? I mean, come on. This furniture isn't even practical, even if it is "green". This is more "art" than design.
I love to be there to look at them. If it is art, it is sustainable art.
Sustainable design should learn something from it.