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Real Urinals in Germany! They Mass Produce these that they are everywhere! The Designer was a Potty Mouth!
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really like the last one...without the doilies.
And maybe slice off the one extra special blocky head-rest extension.
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the mona lisa
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Did Shrek Design this Sofa?
A Sofa only an Ogre could love? Maybe it's simply cursed and in the Daytime it transforms into a Florence Knoll Sofa.
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What Happens in the White House
Should not STAY in the White House! Get that Ty Pennington Collection Wanna Be Chair outta there! Ummm. Did you see the "Ty Pennington" Collection Howard Miller Clocks? As Though "Ty" ACTUALLY Designed those Monstrosities!
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Thomas Kincaid Paintings for EVERY Room of your House!
The Painter of Light's Masterpiece Prints should Grace every Home,Every Room, Every Wall, Every Nook, Every Cranny . . . IN HELL!
I suspect that he is designing the Current Line of Howard Miller Clocks as well. Shhhhhhhh
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More Eames Ink
Don't flex your muscles too much, or the shock mount might pop loose. Ooops, guess this really is an old one.
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Headrests
Should always be upholstered in a contrast fabric. In this case Vomit was chosen. I belive Vomit is part of Maharam's new program "Textiles from a Frat Party" and comes in two colorways: double-cheese-guacamole-dip (shown) and Denny's-drunken-breakfast-at-4pm-Special.
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Also
I like all of my furniture to be comprised of multiple strata of leatherette upholstery. And shiny jetson legs too.
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Good Lord! I'm terrified!!!!
I may lock myself in my tastefully accoutered beedroom and cower in my womb chair for the rest of the day ;-)
Thomas Kinkaid....shudder...his stuff horrifies the crap out of me!
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The "Ex" Knife Holder
For the Two Humans left on earth who have never seen it! Closed out now on Overstock.com
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WHC
With you on the bookshelves.
I used to think that to find the ugliest things on Ebay, you had to search the Home And Garden section for "elegant" and sort highest price first... But now I know that you can do just as well by simply searching the whole site for "table lamp".
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=%22table+lamp%22&_sop=3
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The seashell lamp is kinda cool
in a horrifying sort of way...I'd put it out for Hallowe'en...maybe with the bat lamp too...yeah...and put them on the bloody table with the devil's chair! And then set off the whole ensemble with that ghastly floral and doily monstrosity that Mike Mozart posted...or maybe the panther sofa? Oh! I am in a gothically induced quandry!
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Paint the light, Thomas! PAINT THE LIGHT!
From Thomas Kinkade's Wikipedia entry:
"He is self described as "Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light" (a trademarked phrase), and as "America's most-collected living artist...
...Media Arts, the publicly-traded company that licenses and sells Kinkade's products, claims that 1 in 20 homes in the U.S. feature some form of Thomas Kinkade?s art....
...A self-produced movie about Kinkade, Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage, was released on DVD in late November 2008. The semi-autobiographical story looks at the motivation and inspiration behind his most popular painting, The Christmas Cottage. Jared Padalecki plays Kinkade and Marcia Gay Harden plays his mother. Peter O'Toole plays young Kinkade's mentor, who tells him "Paint the light, Thomas! PAINT THE LIGHT!".
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Each
gallery that sells Kinkade has someone on staff who "finishes" the print for the customer with some hand-applied paint -- a few blossoms in the foreground, perhaps -- so that the print is a "unique art object" (my quotes). These "artists" are presumably trained at the Kinkade factory. . .
WHC, I am reminded of a Client Introduction Video at a local "chain" chiropractic salon, in which Peter Graves (another old Hollywood whore ?) points to giant model vertebrae. . .)
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I remember a Kinkade...
I remember a Kinkade collector being interviewed on television, explaining that Kinkade was better than Picasso because when you look at a Kinkade you can imagine all the people living inside those cozy cottages, gathering in front of the fireplace at night to tell stories, and drink steaming mugs of hot cocoa.
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How can one claim to be a "collector" of an "artist" who so brazenly mass-markets himself....
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Movie?
Jesus, Joseph and Mary! Who knew there was a Kinkade movie? Painter of darkness and banality.
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SDR-
The oldest trick in the book-- hand painting a few flourishes onto a mass-produced item, so it can be called "hand-painted" on a technicality. I bet they intentionally mislead the rubes into believing they're buying originals.
You've almost got to admire Kinkade-- he knows the taste and intelligence of his customer. Perhaps he'll run for political office, soon.
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A few people collect art for...
A few people collect art for its own sake, but many only appreciate a painting for what is portrayed in it. A duck hunter might collect paintings of ducks, and fancy himself as being a lover of art, when in actuality all he really loves is duck hunting. Kinkade collectors just love the cozy cottages, and all the down-homey conservative values that go along with what Kinkade depicts. Kinkade is more like a purveyor/illustrator of a certain socio-political-religious point of view than he is an artist. He knows who his market is (and it is safe to say it is not the folks here). His only regret is that he cannot paint like he does and be Sarah Palin at the same time, since then he might aspire to rule the world (or at least its darkest and most sinister nether regions).
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Thomas Kinkade, "Behind The Artist" The Early Years
A youthful Thomas Kinkade, " Painter of Light" learned his craft in the " City of Light" Paris France. Here, an early Self Potrait, on velour as he was too poor to afford velvet, shows incredible promise at an early age! Quicking honing his craft, Taking over our Hearts and Homes as " The Painter of Tripe" the Velvet Years.
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Thomas Kinkade, the later years
Thomas Kinkade, here in a recent self portrait, shows all the skill and talent. Each brushstroke caresses the canvas, each Ray of light, a gift from god above, guiding Tom's willing fingers.
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Kincade's 'art'
is the quintessence of tacky, tacky, tacky low class 'art' that only the brain-dead suburbean crowd likes. (Do you get the impression that I don't like his stuff??)
Morley Safer did a profile on Kincade on 60 Minutes and his reportage made Kincade look like a idiot (although a very rich idiot). It was priceless.
By the way, most of Kincade's "oil's" are electronically produced and his simply paints a bit of extra paint over the produced 'painting'! In my view, he's no worse than a meth dealer.
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A little clarification
for those of you not in the US. Thomas Kincade is an artist who was one of the first to use the print-on-canvas method of the giclee. He turned it into a mass market extravaganza. 99.9% of Americans think a giclee is an original oil on canvas. They think they are buying the real deal. He went even further and opened "art galleries", and I use the term loosely, in malls across the US. He designed these "galleries" to look like real galleries, i.e. individually lit paintings, faux paneling on the walls, etc. So all of the Walmart-shoppers in America buy these "paintings" and brag to their friends that they have an "original" Thomas Kincade hanging in the living room of their single-wide mobile home. He is a joke. There you go, now you know.
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Wow, Barry
I agree with your last sentence as written -- "he's no worse than a meth dealer" -- but I suspect that you actually meant to write "he's no BETTER than a meth dealer". Which is absurd.
Anyway, taste is subjective, as you know full well from your recent Ralph Lauren bedding thread. There are lots of people who wouldn't pay $150 for Blue Poles, let alone the $150 million that it's now estimated to be worth, and it's nonsensical to call someone "brain-dead" just because she'd prefer to hang a pretty landscape in her house rather than a giant canvas covered with paint splatters.
Most people buy chairs because they're comfortable, affordable, durable, and conventionally-designed. They don't WANT bright-red cone chairs around their dining table, and THAT'S FINE... Right?
Similarly, people often buy art because "those colors go with the wallpaper, and it's just the right size for that empty spot on the wall over the LA-Z-Boy"... and THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. Just as every chair doesn't have to be an "important design", every canvas or print on a wall doesn't have to be high art.
Kinkade makes a good living giving the people what they want. Maybe that shouldn't bother you so much.
[edit: corrected my confusion between Blue Poles and No. 5, 1948]
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And Riki...
Why do you think "99.9% of Americans think a giclee is an original oil on canvas"? Do you have a source for that incredible statistic?
And really... "All of the Walmart-shoppers in America buy these 'paintings' and brag to their friends that they have an 'original' Thomas Kincade [sic] hanging in the living room of their single-wide mobile home"? How could you possibly know that?
Kinkade's website uses words like "replicate" and "reproduce"; he doesn't misrepresent his prints as originals. Thousands of copies of each image are available, and most are priced at a few tens of dollars each. No matter how much you enjoy sneering at Americans and at what you seem to believe is their universally poor taste, it's ridiculous to assert that they're all so stupid as to believe that each of those copies was hand-painted by Kinkade.
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Barry, I am not trying to...
Barry, I am not trying to bark up your tree here, but you really laid down the law with taste in regards to Kinkade. You can dish it out but can't take it? You seem to get really offended when anyone dislikes something of yours. For all you know Riki has a secret Kinkade stash in the basement ....
Just to give a little perspective... I think it's ok to bash something. Just not SOMEONE on the board... you always seem to think we could have said something nicer .... but you really let us know how you feel about Mr. Thomas K!
See, there's nothing wrong with design/art bashing after all! Just don't take it personally....
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I have years of experience selling art, both originals and prints. I do not believe I was underestimating the percentage of US customers who cannot tell an original from a print. A giclee, due to its' very nature of being printed on textured canvas is easily able to fool the untrained eye. And that inability to distinguish, I might add, is not unique to America. I have seen "galleries" in both Prague and Brussels full of giclees, trying to pass off their crap as original.
Actually, I'm a little confused by your previous post. Are you really trying to defend the artistic talent of Thomas Kincade? If so, you might be interested in a category on ebay called "Precious Moments" statues.
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Yea, I was probably too strong
about T. Kincade (considering how touchy I can be), but the piece that was done for "60 Minutes" got well under my skin; he's one of those "nice, new age" suburbean types that I enjoy making fun of.
In my opinion, people who buy Thomas Kincade and display that stuff on their walls, probably shop at WalMart, go to Church a bit too often, probably vote Republican and most probably own guns and hunt for Bambi each fall. Nice people, but probably a bit uninformed! (None of that stuff appeals to little ol' me.)
Now, I'm living in the midst of that mentality (in Minnesota) and individually, I have no problem with people who do things differently than I, but as a group, they can sure give me a bit of a pain.
No big deal, really.....society will probably survive Thomas Kincade's awful art, as well as my probably twisted opinions!
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But there you go with blanket...
But there you go with blanket generalities .... you just pretty much described my family (deep south). They vote republican for the most part, a few hunt, they all can be found in church any given sunday. But, my mom and dad hate Kinkade's work. And they are also NOT uninformed. They just see things differently than I do. My dad just finished his third degree with honors. That should tell you something. Just because someone is republican, Christian, and traditional doesn't mean they are uninformed and/or unintelligent. Just different. And they are the ones who suggested that I start buying modern furniture!!
I find over simplified generalities of someone based on their geographic location, religion, political views etc to be much more offensive than someone poking fun at your choice in bedding! Luckily, you don't offend me. I'm pretty laid back. I make fun of my own family (out of love, of course). I mean, dad did grow up poor, eating ketchup sandwiches ... except for when he could kill the occasional squirrel. But he has three more degrees than I do and a beautiful 1920s cottage full of wonderful antiques.
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I figured I'd offend a few
but I wanted to identify the probably stereotype type of American that finds Kincade 'art' cool to collect.
My family thinks my collection of mid-century furnishings are ugly and stupid....why on earth do I have so many clocks??, etc.
My family are typical of the area, as are the people who find Kincade worth buying and displaying.
I sound like a snob, don't I? Maybe so, but alot of what I like seem to be liked by many of you'all.
to rephrase: I suspect that people who love Thomas Kincade aqre conservative, religious and general unsophisticated.
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posted by
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Riki's right about the art-buying public--
In my experience, the average joe can't tell an original oil from a print, even if you explain to them that it's a only a print, they don't quite grasp the distinction. (If the piece has a frame around it and it LOOKS like a painting, it must BE a painting!)
Add to that Kinkade's underhanded-overpainting, and you've got a VERY confused buyer on your hands.
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posted by
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It shouldn't be necessary
to remind an art dealer that the word "print" is used to denote an original work in one of the print media (silk screen, woodblock, lithograph, etching, engraving, etc). In fact most people say "print" when they mean "reproduction" -- which is what a giclee is.
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posted by
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You're right, SDR
I suppose it's demeaning to print makers to call cheap art reproductions "prints". But, somehow "reproduction" sounds as if you're trying to disguise the fact that it's only a cheap print. Perhaps 'printed reproduction' is the best phrase to use.
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I suppose
times change. One is always slightly offended to find that the rules of a game have been changed. I got my induction into the matter from my mother, fifty years ago; she was a printmaker. A handmade multiple produced by an artist, or in a studio under the artist's direction, was a print, and a machine-made photographic copy made in the thousands was a reproduction. A photocopy is what you make (or have made) at a copy shop.
I have two artist friends who are working with their galleries to have giclee reproductions made; in one case hand-made collage elements are applied to a gicleed underprint. My own "prints" are copy-shop photocopies on colored or card stocks, which I color in layers using handcut stencils made from the same original, and spray paints. So, time marches on. . .?
Perhaps there are better (or less confusing) terms in another language -- French, Russian, German ?
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posted by
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The Next George Nelson?
The Next Famous Clock Designer birthed from the loins of the venerable Howard Miller Clock Company!
Fun Quiz! Can you spot the "Tool" in the Picture?
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posted by
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posted by
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Confusion
Erm, Mike, I think you're confusing CC with Christie Brinkley, the ex-Mrs Joel.
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Quote
"By inverting a form associated with ancient history, Karim Rashid has created a chair that belongs to a future of exciting possibilities."
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Ugh.
That chair's horrible. HE'S horrible. How do hacks like Karim Rashid manage to succeed-- raw ambition and will power? Schmooze ability? Good PR firm? Flashy vines?
He nasty.
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What a shallow explanation fo...
What a shallow explanation for Rashid's design of that chair. I am sure that was an afterthought rather than a premeditated inspiration. Rashid is a hack. I am sick of his postmodern garbage. I am absolutely sick of design as a joke, or as shock value.
Apart from this, it seemed many people were falling for that ornate modern bullshit that has become so popular the last few years. Even I, for a second, thought there may be some merit there. But if I see any more ceramic white antlers, elaborate floral wallpaper, glossy white or black antiques (a la Wanders) I will spew all over my monitor.
Let's get back to the basics. These hacks simply create "new" ideas for the sake of creating them. These creations do not align with any real social motive, just selfish motives ....
A big wave of people tend to get sucked in by these temporary feats of aesthetic shit, simply because they are bored with the classics. I'll need a better reason than that.
Why don't we just dump fried chicken and BBQ for astronaut food just for a change? My brain likes the same old food too... because the aesthetics of the classics goes down easily....
Good Lord. I must've had a bee in my bonnet.
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Pyramid Chair Image
Warning! The Following image has not Rated by "Good Taste" Viewer Discretion is advised!
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posted by
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Couple of things
I have no problems with Barry's blanket statements that buyers of Kincaid generally lack taste - seems a redundant statement actually.
I will take issue with his earlier post about Kincaid's sexuality in that his paintings and persona are not 'manly' and therefore its surprising that Kincaid is straight. I'm a card carrying, flag waving homosexual and if you want to assert that gays aren't manly, Barry, I'll fly out to Minneapolis and drop you like a sorry bag of rocks.
So lets take a moment to back the stereotype train up a bit and continue with the general conversation at hand, shall we?
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Balloon Tank by
Hans Hemmert.
It isn't beautiful.
It lacks a coherent message.
And whole societies have been destroyed by tanks, while perhaps millions have been killed by them.
Is this great design, or what?
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As for
As for the Rashid chair...sorry Karim, you arrived at the same conclusion as Panton, but you were 5 decades late.
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Lucifer, Let's remember he...
Lucifer, Let's remember he didn't just say that Kinkade buyer's have bad taste - he said that they are probably republican, church going, and uninformed. Lucifer, people only tend to take issue with things aimed at them directly. I understand that. But don't let things like this pass over your head simply because you aren't in the line of fire. For one, I am sick of the general consensus that it is okay to bash Christians. It happens on this board from time to time, but I tend not to worry with it for the most part.
So while, yes, homosexuals are a typical target for many, Christians (by the left for sure) are made fun of almost more than anyone. I happen to be a liberal Christian myself. And I tire at my fellow lefty's willingness to bash anyone who would say anything about a gay person, or a black person, but finds it funny every time someone makes a Christian out to be some cousin f--king redneck twit with no education!
So while I agree with you, that no one should question someone's sexuality solely based on aesthetic tastes and whether or not they are masculine ... I think your issue with this is strictly selfish. Let's put an end to all hurtful generalities and prejudices ... even of those groups that are currently in style to jab.
Lastly, I think your need to prove your manliness though physical threat says something, no? It at least makes you just as bad. Both of you are in need of a time out!
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This is a Bad Design bashing Thread!
Please be civil! No threats or accusations!
No gender Bashing, insults, etc!!!!
Now post a bad design image! This is the " We need a Laugh Thread"
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Please, Luc
I'm gay too and I was surprised that this kind of tripe was being done by a straight man...nothing more!
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Isn't aggressive posturing manly?
WS chill - I wasn't ignoring the rest of what Barry was saying. I actually thought you did a good job of addressing that in an earlier post. I, like you, was addressing that which touched close to home. I could just as easily have asked why you didnt go far enough in addressing blanket generalities by adding your gay friend into the mix with your dad and extended family.
And I don't need to prove my manliness by doing anything. I thought I would be tongue-in-cheek by overly aggressive posturing. I failed, and for that I am sorry.
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If I could make a suggestion...
All gay members of D.A. immediately post pictures of ourselves in boxer shorts. I'm hoping this will resolve some of the animosity.
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I'm a Famous Reviewer of Bad Toy Design on YouTube
I have never mentioned it before but I am famous as a FAIL Toy or Bad Design Toy reviewer on YouTube!
Here is a Picture of one of the Products that I have reviewed out of Hundreds, The REAL Pez Toy Candy Shooting Gun from the late 60's to early 70's
The Link for the Actual Video Review is Below!
I appear on National TV Shows quite often! My next appearance is on the Bonnie Hunt Show, on NBC Stations around Noon Weekdays. Director James Cameron will be on that episode set to film December 17, 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo3uxeI_sB4
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posted by
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That PEZ gun is a nifty design
Fun, apparently harmless (?), and a boon for PEZ sales.
The PEZ company was pretty savvy to come up with the dispensers, and additional accoutrement, to sell an otherwise mediocre candy.
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The Expression Fail
The Expression Fail is anything that is an unintentional, but obvious Failure. It can be a toy gun that simulates suicide by shooting candy in your mouth. Fail can be a Special on TV featuring starving Children in Sudan with nothing but ads for candy and Honey baked Hams.
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I have a Live Internet TV Show
Some Evening ( If you are bored) you can see my live Internet TV Show. I have quite a few George Nelson Unlisted and Rare Clocks in my office and I'd be happy to show them. My offices are mostly furnished in Mid Century Modern Furniture! I'd be happy to take a remote cam around to show you! Please identify yourself in the live chat as being from Design Addict!
We just moved 6,000 square feet of offices and most STILL is Packed. I have the World's largest collection of retail and wholesale Catalogs. ( Over One Million Different Catalogs ) The Catalogs and research materials are still packed, but will open a bunch of boxes live to intrigue you! I have at least 20,000 Original, Vintage Wholesale Catalogs featuring nothing but Mid Century Modern Furniture and Design.
You can follow me on Twitter, JeepersMedia on Twitter, to know when my show is live. I'm not on a broadcast schedule because I've been moving for two months. My shows are rather small now as I have not been Promoting them. Usually under 200 live viewers. When I promote, I can easily get 20,000 plus live viewers. It's easy for viewers to chat in the small shows.
I'll try to schedule a " George Nelson/ Howard Miller Special" to show JUST how much Unique Howard Miller Literature and material that I actually own.
The live show link is http://www.blogtv.com/people/jeepersmedia
you need to register on BlogTV free to chat AND send me a friend request which I will accept.
http://www.blogtv.com/people/jeepersmedia
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posted by
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Bad Art
In addition to Kincaid's deliberate bad art I would like to toss into the mix unintentionally bad art. There is a little gem in Boston called the Museum of Bad Art, housed in two local movie theaters, in the basement, next to the mens rooms. The only requirements for submission are that the works need to be bad, and to be done earnestly and without pretense of being bad. Submitted works are Interpretated by museum staff - visit the website for the hilarious interpretetations.
www.museumofbadart.org
http://www.museumofbadart.org
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