Meadow to Ask [email protected]English • 10 days agoWhy does antique furniture usually have carved "feet"?ragu.meadow.cafeimagemessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1261arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1256arrow-down1imageWhy does antique furniture usually have carved "feet"?ragu.meadow.cafeMeadow to Ask [email protected]English • 10 days agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•edit-29 days agoAlso plenty of craftsmen make beautiful shit without being rich. Bragging rights is a weird way to say creative effort in that sense.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•9 days agoKind of my point, but a set of a dozen chairs like that isn’t so much about creativity as it is cost. Still beautiful imo, although i still prefer more minimalist styles in furniture.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-29 days agoI craft many things, however I only display my wealth with ostentatious hats I obtain from a madman.
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 days agoYeah, see: when you’re looking at these highly ornate antiques, it’s not the wealth of the craftsman on display; it’s the wealth of his customer.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-29 days agoWell tickle me with a feather. Not every nice thing is a cynical display.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•8 days agoThe artist never gets rich, but his efforts still costs more than the basic stuff.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-1•8 days agoGotta do that from time to time so the others can dream on 😁
Also plenty of craftsmen make beautiful shit without being rich. Bragging rights is a weird way to say creative effort in that sense.
Kind of my point, but a set of a dozen chairs like that isn’t so much about creativity as it is cost. Still beautiful imo, although i still prefer more minimalist styles in furniture.
Are you yourself a craftsman?
I craft many things, however I only display my wealth with ostentatious hats I obtain from a madman.
Yeah, see: when you’re looking at these highly ornate antiques, it’s not the wealth of the craftsman on display; it’s the wealth of his customer.
Well tickle me with a feather. Not every nice thing is a cynical display.
The artist never gets rich, but his efforts still costs more than the basic stuff.
The artist sometimes gets rich.
Gotta do that from time to time so the others can dream on 😁