Beauty in the machine: Post-industrial design

Has design become boring? A twitter thread by Sheehan Quirke (aka the Cultural Tutor) has been making the rounds lately, arguing just that. Quirke describes the many shortcomings of modern design: architecture, urban planning, industrial design, and interior design have all been reduced to a featureless sea of same-ness. Modern things lack beauty, variety, detail, and identity. twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1538211892707086338 It’s a solid argument with good examples. Lots of folks agree and have