Ever since the industrial revolution, when it became possible for products to be designed just once and then mass produced, it has been the slight imperfections and wear introduced by human use that has transformed a quality mass produced product into a thing we love.
Whether it’s worn blue jeans or grandmother’s iron skillet, the initial design determined the quality, but imperfections made them comfortable, lovable and yours.
Chris Richards is a music critic for the Washington Post, and after years of ignoring the wailing and screeching of the much maligned, often broken escalators in the DC Metro, he began to hear them in a new way. He began to hear them as music.
LUNAR is proud to have been a founding patron for 99% Invisible, a new show that focuses on the unseen hand of design in our everyday lives…from San Francisco’s KALW radio station and seasoned producer Roman Mars.
