My recent ‘axe vs. plunger’ discussion with artist Rebekah Modrak has made it to the popular website Design Observer thanks to an article by former New York Times Magazine columnist and author of Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are, Rob Walker. And, as often happens in cases like […]
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Be nice to the visiting design nerds
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged axes, Bauhaus typography, Best Made Co., design, Design Observer, détournement, kerning, plungers, Re Made, Rob Walker, satire 2 Comments
Artisanal toilet plunger or iconic felling axe… Can you tell which is parody?
Peter Buchanan-Smith is the founder of Best Made Co., a high-end New York-based design boutique specializing in the production of items like this $350 artisanal American felling axe. The model above is called “Challis” Here’s how Best Made describes it: “Dependable, versatile and with a rich and powerful history, the American Felling Axe is the […]
Posted in Other, Uncategorized Also tagged anti-consumerism, artisanal goods, axes, Best Made Co., consumerism, design, J. Peterman, parody, Peter Buchanan-Smith, plumbing, plungers, Re Made, satire, toilet plungers 31 Comments