"Furniture manufacturing in plastics requires very costly machinery, which the Danish market is not big enough to justify. Or so they say. But show me a plastics manufacturer who dares to take on the experiment"
- Arne Jacobsen
About this Quote
This quote by Arne Jacobsen is a difficulty to the plastics producing market in Denmark. He is suggesting that the industry is not taking adequate risks and is not willing to buy the costly machinery needed to produce furnishings from plastics. He is indicating that the Danish market is not large enough to justify the investment, however he is also recommending that if a plastics maker wanted to take the risk and experiment, they might be successful. Jacobsen is encouraging the market to gamble and purchase the machinery, as he thinks it might be a successful venture. He is challenging the industry to be bold and take a danger, as he believes it could be a successful endeavor.
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