Re:Why furniture got so bad
by nunez on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @08:23PM
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Also, for most people, the difference in appearance between an IKEA nightstand and, say, an Eames one (or a custom-made one) is minimal. Like, there's a difference, but not a difference worth paying $x,000's for. Moreover, if a pet or a child destroys the table, you're out much less money, which is comforting.
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Re:Why furniture got so bad
by anonuser123456 on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @09:16PM
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>Moreover, if a pet or a child destroys the table, you're out much less money, which is comforting.
This cuts deeper the gouge my 5 year old put in my room and board solid maple credenza.
Maybe you could enhance the gouge to make it part of the design? That is the idea behind the Japanese practice of Kintsugi.
Re:Why furniture got so bad
by deafpolygon on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:10AM
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Also, people are far more mobile these days. There's less of this sense of "building up a home" in this new generation - we aren't as attached to our things as our previous generations. There is also the culture of fast 'x' (not the movie, just a placeholder - like fast fashion, fast furniture, etc) and availability that people (millennials, gen z, gen alpha) desire these days.
IKEA tables are easier to disassemble and put back together (with varying degrees of success) for folks who move around. Alternatively, it's much cheaper to just buy a whole new set of IKEA furnitures than it is to replace furniture that costed 1k+.