I reached out to Framework and asked if they had any unusable, dead, or damaged components. They sent some along and I made this. What do you think? A good way to repurpose what can’t be repaired or reused?
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It’s all in the eye of the beholder. Some like dead butterflies, cars…etc. People collect anything.
…on the other hand, you’re holding onto [some] materials that could otherwise be recycled and manufactured into something else useful.
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It looks really cool. Looks like a professional job too.
I could picture it hanging in Nirav’s office.
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That’s not an office. That’s a mailbox 
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That’s absolutely beautiful. Definitely doing something similar with some of my broken hardware I have lying around.
Why make e-waste when you can have e-taste?
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a lot of art is made of materials that could be used for other purposes, I think this is a perfectly acceptable use of the materials.
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Yes, I tend to agree for personal projects (and CJ did cover this recycling factor as one of his considerations). Maybe, holding onto materials until a higher energy efficiency recycling process is available in the future. And so, it’s probably alright to just enjoy the view in the living room in the meantime.
I just wish his design has more styling to it. Like this GameBoy wall art:
Maybe have a graphical collab with Framework graphics design team.
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I considered incorporating some of the Framework artwork from their packaging and stickers. Unfortunately I barely had room for even the part labels. The thing is already massive so adding any more area was not a good option. I’m considering a version 2 with a Natural maple frame and laser engraved genuine cork background and side matting, instead of the white cardstock and acrylic. I think that would fit the framework aesthetic more.
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Just watched it, it looks nice, even though I agree that the Frame does not compliment the Framework too much.
While indeed it looks great, it feels out-of-place and I imagine it would be better to have a more wooden and/or stone look.
In fact, I imagine smooth gray stone (like marble) would look great with it.
For the black parts, you could use cork as a background for contrast.
I am not sure I would buy this, as the logistics to bring it here in one piece would be pretty costly I’d guess. But I enjoy it nonetheless and don’t mind seeing future iterations of it.
I went with the black and white shadowbox mostly because it matches my studio. However the nice thing about custom work is it can be customized to suit the individual consumer.
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Really cool!
Is every piece of hardware dead? Or did you “Snow White” a mostly working framework?
Everything was dead or didn’t pass Framework QC. The only good part was the USB-C expansion card. I sacrificed one of my own because an expansion card was just needed to complete a Framework layout.
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