I want to read a ridiculously detailed history of this design aesthetic and the kind of overstuffed fugly you see on Saudi private jets. Is there a name for it? What's the supply chain like? Who designs the stuff? Why can't they gild the space heaters too? I am full of questions.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1436073189885546496 …
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How did the fantastically rich in the Middle East and Central Asia get to this level of tackiness from a tradition of centuries of beautiful design? Is it a new money thing? And what's the mechanism that makes expensive things eventually look good, if they start like this?
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Replying to @Pinboard
Inherited wealth, right? This was tacky when my great-grandfather bought it, and now it is classic.
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Replying to @geeoharee
That's one of my questions. Like will this look beautiful and elegant in 200 years' time?
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