How to design with second life products
This article will explain second-life products and show you how to navigate our Public Catalogs to find and design with second-life products.
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This article will explain second-life products and show you how to navigate our Public Catalogs to find and design with second-life products.
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Including second life furniture and products in your plans and design is important for our design community and good for the planet. Doing so contributes to a circular economy, promotes sustainability and extends the value and lifecycle of furniture. Our Public Catalogs feature products listed by resellers of second-hand, pre-owned and open box furniture and accessories.
There are many terms used to convey the condition of second-life or second-hand furniture and products. Here are some commonly used terms and what they mean:
Pre-owned, Used, Used without Box: Items that have previously been in another environment or office. These products could have been used daily in workplaces and commercial environments, displayed in showrooms or kept in storage. Products are available as-is with existing finishes and fabrics. The wear & tear will vary on these products, and there often won't be a warranty. But, they still have a use-life left. These products typically require additional packaging when being shipped. These products are often extremely affordable solutions and allow you to quickly furnish your space.
Certified Pre-Owned: Examined, re-conditioned and certified by the company that sells the product. These products often have limited finish options or are only avaiable in existing finishes only. But certified pre-owned products are a price-advantage solution, often 50-60% from purchasing new and have a new warranty by the company that sells the furniture.
Remanufactured: These products are re-built or re-conditioned as needed by certified manufacturers. They can be re-built to your specification, which allows you to customize finishes and fabrics. They often have a new warranty by the company that sells the furniture and allow you to have a like-new, customizable solution but at 30-35% off of new.
Open-box: items that have been ordered and displayed, installed or stored, but typically not heavily used. Products can often be overstock or discontinued inventory. They are typically in like-new or gently used condition and can often ship in their current packaging.
You can find second-life products a couple of different ways on our platform.
Click on the Public Catalogs feature in the top navigation bar to open up our products library. From there, click on Second Life to filter for this product type. You can filter further by selecting Categories and Sub-Categories.
You can search through our second life products by clicking on the My Catalog icon in the bottom right corner of Canvas. Toggle to the Public Catalogs tab. You can enter a query in the search bar or select Brands that specialize in second life products, such as Reseat or Envirotech.
For Pro, Unlimited, and Custom users: You can also click on My Catalog to show only products that you've added to your catalog.
Click the Filter button, and then expand the Condition field. Here you can find second-life products that fall into the New, Open Box, Like New, Remanufactured, Gently Used, Used, Pre-Owned, and My Inventory subcategories.
Double click the product if you are looking for more details like product names, dimensions, list price or carbon index.
Drag & drop the product image into you Canvas.
Want to see full product details? Right click on the product image and select View Product Details to open the product card.
