Thursday, August 13, 2009

Can something be mass-produced and still be individualistic?

I would say yes. After my group discussion project I found myself pondering this question. I thought of interior designer. For the most part, they pick a paint color which someone at the paint company designed. They pick furniture that others have designed and built, pictures others have painted and so on. There are many other careers design fields that require people to compile things others have made, such as costume and landscape designers. While they may not themselves have the skills to drawn, paint of sculpt they express their individual opinion through their ability to make a cohesive whole out of many parts. So why is it that if I go to chain stores and purchase pieces of my wardrobe and I thought to be unoriginal? I picked the pieces and designed a way to make them a cohesive whole. I feel this theory can be extended to all consumer products. Does my refrigerator have to match my cabinets? No, but doesn’t the fact that I want it to show my personality?

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