Thought of the night: millenials increasingly crave authenticity. Manufacturing complies, and becomes increasingly just-in-time customized.
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Replying to @starsandrobots
So mfg's ironic tension of the hipster: pitting commodificiation of the 'artisanal' versus the increased desire for consumption of identity.
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Replying to @starsandrobots
(Related: what does 'artisanal' mean in 2016?)
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@starsandrobots Seriously. Designers working for large companies are artists too, you just don't know them by name.1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
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@kerobinso that opens up a whole new angle on the concept of artisanal to me.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@kerobinso originally I was thinking of the tension between custom-made objects and mass manufactured things all alike1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@kerobinso perhaps differentiating "artistry" and "artisanality" which I'm equating to skilled labor for handmade things
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