The latest from Lucky Duck
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The last time I wrote about my own possessions, it was through the lens of useful items with pleasing design. Today, items that have uses, but which go unused. Their purpose, really, is to be loved and admired. The fact of their potential functionality is enough!
As a little twist, and as a challenge to myself, I’ve searched through the Met’s archives to find parallels to my own goods. It’s so delightful to cut across a bit of time and find something connecting us to design’s past, to hold something someone else held and crafted all those years ago...
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Paper is fascinating because it’s inherently limited. Reprints are possible, sure, but true authenticity is limited to the very moment the paper comes into the world. That very limitation is what turns old newspapers and magazines, a dime a dozen at the time of initial publication, into magical time capsules...
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I love the idea of adding things to the wall that are neither solely decorative nor solely functional. The hooks, unsubtle on the wall, have a magic to them: each time you hang an item, it turns into decor. Additionally, they speak to the dynamic nature of a living space. As you live alongside them, you find that they tell you something about your relationship to your possessions. . .
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Stationery used to be mandatory. As we’ve stopped needing paper quite so much, it’s inherently become more novel, and using it is more of a choice than a chore.
Like board games, stationery’s position on a form/function spectrum is well balanced.
There’s plenty of room for artistic autonomy, but the product still has to perform its job. Unlike with fine art, there are strict parameters here. . .