Comments on: Kalon Studios Ioline Dresser

By: wheels

wheels — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:20:02 +0000

Sustainable furniture is more expensive because it is more difficult to make. When designers are on the cutting edge of making the world greener and safer for our children they don’t have the luxury of mass production to drive the prices down. I personally have a few Kalon pieces and I could not be happier with them. I really felt as though I was making an investment in the furniture I bought and I will pass on the furniture to future generations. The pieces are both modern and classic. I also felt good spending my money on a movement. Surely there is cheaper furniture, but sustainability is not going to become a reality unless we make it one by investing in companies that are laying the groundwork for future companies.

By: DarkStar3141

DarkStar3141 — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:34:12 +0000

Although I am middle class, I would never be able to justify $1795 for a dresser, not even for myself, let alone a child. If designers keep sending the message that sustainability is only for the rich, then they will sell one or two million-dollar widgets, instead of tens of millions of $1 widgets. With all due respect to the designers, it’s a nice piece of furniture, but they need to “get real”.

By: DarkStar3141

DarkStar3141 — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:27:45 +0000

Why is it that an interesting design that is “green” is so frequently priced for a millionaire? The vast majority of people are low-, middle-, or upper-middle class. The Kalon Ioline dresser is definitely priced out of reach for the vast majority of people. Although I love my one-and-only child, I could never justify $1795 for a single piece of children’s furniture. I could never justify that price even for a dresser for myself. If designers want the “public” to buy into the green concept, they must “get real”. No one will build a “green” house if it sells for $1,000,000 or more. No one will buy a “green” car that lists for $250,000. That is why the Toyota Prius is so successful. It is priced where the people can get to it. It’s better to sell a million widgets for $1 each than to make a $1,000,000 widget and wait for a millionaire to wander by.