Duncan's Profile

I love that kitty at the top which is the black & white one. What a handsome cat.

I really appreciate & like DWR a great deal. Every person I've worked with there has been bend over backwards helpful, friendly, & very easy going. The studio in Santana Row, San Jose were particularly helpful when I was trying to find house numbers that were on sale. I think they're a rare breed that not only sell stuff (which anyone can do by the way), but have done a pretty awesome job of educating the public & making intelligently designed merchandise a more widely understood cultural phenomenon. I think they take a good share of the credit for this, & I hope that they don't deviate from that particular formula because I think everyone would lose if that were too happen. If DWR had not been created, I wonder if modern design would get the attention it deserves in the marketplace. Sure buying stuff is of course fun, but I think they've also made learning & educating ourselves as equally enjoyable as well. No business is a zero risk endeavor but we try to mitigate the risk to a manageable degree, kudos to them & Rob Forbes.
p.s.-I don't work for them in case you're wondering, nor am I a shareholder.

This is an interesting thread to read folks;)
I first saw the ad for the infamous Hastens bed mattress in Dwell, & for better or worse the model they listed was about fifty grand. All I can say is that I have absolutely no personal experience with the product but my gut instinct & common sense tells me that any type of value for dollar simply isn't in the equation unless of course it's spun with hair from a blonde maiden or gold thread. Someone mentioned the checkered pattern which instantly identifies the brand & the first thing that popped into my mind was was Burberry's checkered baseball caps for street wear & it's associated prestige. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that of course as long as you're not in denial about the message. If I was running that Hastens company, I'd be spending a lot of advertising dollars in modern day Moscow or St. Petersburg Russia where the perceived value relative to the product would make sense to a population with astronomical amounts of cash to burn.

Gozer, what are you smoking?

Patrick what's your take on either of those frames?

If an employer ever suggested such a thing I'd tell them to go walk the f'ing plank & I'd help push them off rfid & all;)

Patrick (the other one) needs to chime in.
Oh Patrick where art thou?

I'm assuming steam bent legs would be pretty durable actually. It's possible there MIGHT be some flexing, but even so I just can't imagine there'd be much of an issue here.

I think it's a great bed too. I did call Modernica down in LA because I'd heard a rumour about that frame made from solid timber. Turns out it was true, but they quickly discontinued it because of warpage & cracks particularly in dry climes.
Ply is pretty amazing stuff.

I'm thinking of buying the one from DWR since they have 15% off & free shipping on or before the 12th.

Yeah, that is a bit pricey I have to agree, however, I do think superbly designed products (especially those made in America) made for the masses is something of a complete myth.

The last photo must have been Liberace's secret hideaway crash pad:)

As a side note:
I was in my fave bookstore & was looking at what I'm assuming was this months edition of Harvard's design mag.
There's an interesting article in there that discusses how architects & the architectural profession in general are at risk of becoming passe' or less important for the simple reason they don't evolve very easily, or, as the article said architects are too "hide bound".
The article also claims that many people in other fields are moving onto the "turf" traditionally held near & dear to architects, such as engineers, etc. & that if things don't change architects will only really be necessary for exterior cladding.
So in simple English, evolve or perish.