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Category Archives: WTF Wednesday

How to Hire a Designer: Fangs Optional

May 26, 2010 – 1:00 am

That post. Swirling in my mind like a god damned shark around prey. The opening line: “Now that I got the gig with the son’s room, it’s time to execute – and plot my moves to score more rooms in that great big under-decorated house.” The story goes on. The husband gets pissed at the [...]

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WTF Wednesday: High-End Bullshit Edition

May 9, 2010 – 1:00 am

Dear Fellow Designers: High-end.  Boutique.  Prestigious.  Elite.  World-Class. All lovely, evocative words, but when you describe your own body of work in this way I can’t help but feel incredibly nauseated.  This ain’t radiating and stating the facts, jack.  It’s pretentious and solicitous; a shame really, since your work is so often emblematic of contemplative [...]

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WTF Wednesday: Creative Boundaries Edition

April 28, 2010 – 1:00 am

Sifting through the endless stacks of fabric, I was startled when the door flung open to reveal a walking cloud of UPS piss and vinegar.  The year was 2003. Nelly Furtado had just released Folklore, the much-anticipated follow-up album to Whoa Nelly and wouldn’t you know, this delivery guy was ticked. All these years later, [...]

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WTF Wednesday – Cracks in the Decorative Pavement Edition

April 14, 2010 – 1:00 am

I’m talking about baseboards. Cheap, white baseboards, specifically. So if yours look like this: For the love of God, DON’T highlight them as though they’re some sort of architectural feature. When they’re this, ahem, dainty they look like racing stripes. And not the sexy kind. Oh, and stock up on these. No matter what colour [...]

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