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marianne bernsen's avatar

What are these furniture designers actually seeing in their heads? Beauty? design expertise? charm?

So much pretension and poor choices of materials and structure. You were very brave!

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Leonora Epstein's avatar

A lot of them are quite thoughtful it’s just hard when things cost so much, which honestly doesn’t really end up in the pocket of the designer

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defunct_punk's avatar

Ooh shame youre not naming anything in the "FURNITURE FOR PEOPLE WITH NO BODIES" because I love the chair(torture device) center right. I'd love to see more from the artist even if I agree with you that I'd never want to own it

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Leonora Epstein's avatar

I’ll find it for ya

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Kelsey Rose's avatar

This was super funny! Especially the French part and the bit of chairs for people with no bodies. 😂

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Leonora Epstein's avatar

Tee hee thanks!

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Lucca Zeray's avatar

I am so happy to hear that im not the only one who feels this way. A trade show for chairs never intended to be sat in, clicky by design. 

Its also amazing to me how many "designers" at these fairs are drowing in debt from a respected new england design school, all to maybe sell a chair.

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MYu's avatar

Great writing, as usual! Witty and smart. Felt like I was there with you.

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Emma Apple Chozick's avatar

Thanks for braving the rain for the panel :).. I lol’d several times while reading this. 🫶

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Leonora Epstein's avatar

Ha! I’m glad someone else can find the humor in it

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