"But I can tell you this: the Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones. So I think that's the question in this room: Are you making stones?"

-William McDonough, on the topic of venture capitalism, how the oil age will not end because we are out of oil, and how the evolution of technology will help us move past. (Taken from an interview here.)

Bill is one of my personal heros, having what looks like the best looking CV this side of Ghandi... er, well, as far as eco work goes... First eco-fibers from Patagonia? He designed it. Green roofs? He designed it. First solar powered house? He designed it. Now hes moved up to entire cities (in china), while still working with small companies like Nike, and Gap, to create single building headquarters n such. One of his companies, MBDC, designs the chemical make-up of products like a completely sustainable textile plant in Swizterland (replete with 100% biodegradable textiles); a closed loop plastic that can be (and was) used for books, like his epic "Cradle to Cradle"; completely recyclable shoes for Nike (non-monstrous compounds), and the like...


Carbon Based proudly Salutes you, William McDonough.