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Fernando Mafra  //  i have no limits

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Sep 17 / 5:41am

Design in our culture as opposed to the culture of design


Veblen describes how a rich man’s cane is a symbol of his membership in the leisure class precisely because he will never need to use it. The grip strips on a toothbrush and easy-pour spouts are exactly the same. They symbolize effort we will never have to exert.

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