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All solitary dreamers know that they hear differently when they close their eyes.-Gaston Bachelard
"Design is Dead", says Starck. Oh reeeeealllly?
Kottke turned me on to this little bit o' nonsense for the evening:"I was a producer of materiality and I am ashamed of this fact," Starck told Die Zeit weekly newspaper."Everything I designed was unnecessary."my favorite line is that "design is a dreadful form of expression." Yeah, you're totally right about that, o' design god/huckster. That's why, oh everything people ever made was designed, in one form or another. If you criticize design, you're criticizing a large chunk of civilization's accomplishments (large and, more importantly, small), and the people who made them.Seriously, though, I think the point he is trying to make is that there are things more important than a well-made chair (although don't knock a comfy chair). The AFP article closes with him saying that the thing he needs most is the "ability to love." I would posit that any well made thing, whether a product of a designer, writer, artist, or sunday casserole-maker's output, contains love. And if you don't put a little of that in everything you do, you aren't making it as good as it could be.Labels: creativity, design, soul
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10.10.2007
Artist of the Week: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
In a rush to empty my monthly eMusic account credits before they turn back into pumpkins, or magic beans, or whatever, I noticed that Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have issued a new album. 100 Days, 100 Nights is, if it's even possible, better than my other favorite voyage into Detroit and Stax Soul-land, Naturally.
Jones sounds even more confident, and comfortable, on this album. Not to take anything away from the brilliance of Naturally, but 100 Days, 100 Nights knocks me out.
Possibly my favorite cut is the last one, Answer Me, a gospel number which shows us that Jones isn't just a pretender--she's the real deal. Anyone who loves soul simply must have a healthy helping of Jones and her Dap-Kings, pronto.
P.S. How about that album cover art, too, eh?
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