Bonjour, mon amis. I have returned, ragged, reflective, and reeking of foreign indignity. My latest trip has taken me to the steaming, tangled wilds of southern Vietnam, where I sought to inspect a trade partnership near the Mekong Delta. What I found instead was a river system so violated by industry and neglect that I could barely ride my motorbike through the region without gagging.
The stench of decay and plastic was overwhelming. Imagine, if you will, the smell of a deep water fish left out under a magnifying glass for three days, then triple it. That is the scent that clung to me. I could not escape it. I bathed, I scrubbed, I tried rituals both spiritual and chemical. In the end, I could not rest until I returned home and burned every article of clothing I wore while abroad.
And yet, despite my discomfort, it was a necessary humiliation. The trip was a revelation, a mirror held up to my own life of excess. I, too, am guilty. The waste I produce, both as a man and as a business owner, could fill a delta of its own. Something had to change.
My resolution for 2025 is simple: reduce my garbage output by any means necessary. I will no longer buy new what I can acquire used. My logistics companies will operate recycled fleets. My cigarette butts will be collected, processed, and reused – perhaps as insulation, perhaps as art. I have not decided.
And most importantly, my office holdings will begin their transformation immediately. The endless influx of new desks, chairs, and cubicles, all wrapped in layers of plastic and foam, will stop. There is no need to purchase fresh when high-quality, pre-owned options exist. Thankfully, I know exactly where to start.
This company, unlike the people I was forced to negotiate with in Ho Chi Minh, actually understands the word efficiency. They offer a full catalog of used office furniture, from chairs to desks to conference tables, all with short turnaround times. Offices can be outfitted in a matter of weeks, not months, which means my transition into cleaner operations does not have to stall a single project.
The company even offers Interra cubicles for sale. This has long been a favorite of my employees, a modular system of elegance and function that I have long admired. The fact that I can install such revered equipment without contributing to manufacturing waste? That is the sort of beautiful irony that pleases me deeply.
So this is your notice, America. I, Pierre, am reforming. If you have even a shred of dignity, you will follow suit. Your landfills overflow, your rivers rot, your laziness threatens to strangle you in your own plastic.
Begin somewhere. Begin with your office. Begin by contacting Creative Office Design.
Creative Office Design
(714) 367-3000
5230 Pacific Concourse Dr #105, Los Angeles, CA 90045
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