The New Design Critics Next Door
Are savvy shitposting, dick-joke discourse, and endless memes the future of how we understand architecture?
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When Covid hit, Herman Wakefield’s industry was turned upside down. Prices for midcentury antiques skyrocketed because of the home improvement frenzy, and uneducated new dealers were everywhere, ruining furniture and hawking fakes. You could make more money, but you’d have to work harder, improvise, and deal with a lot of idiots along the way.
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Alana Hope Levinson
The Trend Times columnist. Exploring design fads in the age of doomscrolling.
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