I’m at the point in my talking heads special interest where i dont listen to them nearly as much as i did, but David Byrne has affected my life in such an immensely positive way just by Being Him that i dont think this is one that is ever really gonna go away. and that is very special.
like i finally, after so many years of wondering what was wrong with me and why i felt so different, understood! all because he was (and is) so open about who he is and the things he makes.
reading about him describing his emotions as being “crossed wires” really deeply made sense and i’m sorry i’m kind of infodumping now but i am just so grateful for him and his music existing. genuinely. thank you david byrne for your autism and your self
I’m obsessed with this chair. The artist takes a flimsy hunk of injection-molded plastic that’s been cost-cut to hell and back, and insists that we look at it with fresh eyes and understand its beauty. And they went about it in the most labor-intensive way I can think of.
Absolutely nothing about this design is convenient to execute in wood. Every piece is curved, most have compound curves. This is artisan craftsmanship: it’s inherently slow, manual, and skilled. Notice, also, that most features of this chair must be thicker and heavier than on the plastic chairs being imitated. Injection-molded chairs can be produced in this shape in a matter of minutes with far less material at very low cost.
If these flowing, organic curves are so beautiful in polished wood, perhaps they are also beautiful in the mass-produced chairs that are far more accessible. Perhaps we should remember to admire designs that succeed enough to become ubiquitous. I don’t know about you, but I’ll never see injection-molded chairs the same way again.
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