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‘Products of Service‘ are an alternative to cradle-to-grave life cycles where consumers only temporarily rent goods from manufacturers so that their valuable components can be directly re-used. In lieu of such enlightened manufacturing practices, a social network has been introduced where anyone can rent out their own possessions to reduce waste: Zilok is a Zipcar for everything. You sign up to rent out your private possessions and locate them on a map of everyone’s shareable resources. The practice of renting encourages higher-quality products, so the tools you will find are often contractor-grade, available to rent at a fraction of the price of the crappy drill you would buy and use only once or twice.
. Leo is a artist, inventor and all around practical person in the Tangible Media Group at the Media Lab. He has a background in sculpture, architecture and industrial design as well as an MS from the Media Lab spent working on the kitchen of the future. He is on a search for truth.
