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July 5, 2011 01:35 pm PDT
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Rob Walker on Everyday Carry and The Burning House
Over at Design Observer, Rob Walker riffs on what people to be their most important personal "stuff" by looking at the Everyday Carry blog -- which I previously commented is in the same vein as action movie "gear up" scenes -- and The Burning House, a site that asks, "If your house was burning, what would you take with you?" From Design Obeserver: When push comes to shove (the hurricane on the way; the burning house) nobody stands around considering which of their possessions enjoyed the most robust branding campaign, or won the highest praise from the design press. Or so I've tended to argue. But some of the entries on The Burning House make me wonder. Someone, for instance, includes "Grenson x Albam city brogues (you never know when you'll want to look sharp, house or no house)." Someone else includes a "Polo suede-elbowed shirt." The very first post on the site includes multiple conspicuous brand references: "Ralph Lauren Alligator Belt," "Vintage Woolrich Horse skin hunting gloves," "Rolex Submariner Date with Zulu Ballistic Nylon Band," "Oakley Razor Blades." What the site offers very little of, with its quick-list format, are personal reasons for saving this or that object " stories, in other words. I'm prepared to believe someone finds a suede-elbowed polo personally meaningful, but why? Ultimately a lot of the stuff pictured these little displays is perfectly tasteful, but the result doesn't seem like self-portraits. Instead " and this is true of Everyday Carry, as well " they seem like performances. "The Right Stuff"...
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