Second Edition: this studio’s name really speaks for itself. For founders Shahar Cohen and Amy Seo, finding a new life for materials or appliances that were set for landfill is the core of their practice and research. But Second Edition’s work is about much more than turning trash into treasure; it’s about demonstrating that the act of reuse in design and construction can be economically viable.
Proving the financial feasibility of material reuse was the catalyst for the creation of Second Edition.
