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Unfortunately, it looks like I've been corrupted by current design trends. I can only look at this and think of the fake wood paneling on station wagons[0], or

by chc4 11y ago

Unfortunately, it looks like I've been corrupted by current design trends. I can only look at this and think of the fake wood paneling on station wagons[0], or other faux-antiques. It just screams "kitschy" to me, because I don't have any nostalgia for that era. Also, attempting to replicate past eras through skeuomorphism is /so/ out right now, come back with flat minimalism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodie_%28car_body_style%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodie_%28car_body_style%29

philtar 11y ago
The point is that this is timeless. What's 'in' or 'out' right now doesn't matter. Jeez.
- chc4 11y ago
  Does being made of wood make it inherently more timeless than if it was made of aluminium? How about if it was chiseled out of stone? You associate a certain style with timelessness, whether you like it or not, while someone else might not. The "/so/ out right now" bit was intended as a joke, btw.
  - TheOtherHobbes 11y ago
    I look at it and think "That must be really heavy." I don't care about heirloom technology. But I would love to see very much better recyclability. I suppose at some point we'll have waste-free nano-replication, and the idea that things are built and stay built will seem as quaint as comparing a wattle and daub hut to modern architecture.
  - popinman322 11y ago
    I mean, if it were made out of stone it would still make for a nice paperweight long after the components are obsolete.
  - sp332 11y ago
    No, you can make a timeless design with or without wood. The point is it would look equally at home in any time, or at least anytime from now into the future.
marincounty 11y ago
I've never liked fake wood paneling either, but this looks different to me. It has a quality look to it. I actually think the next design trend will be replicating past eras, but with a Hugh caveate, something this current retro trend overlooked; The retro looking products will be made to the same exacting standards of the products on the past. I can use collector cars, or mechanical watches as examples. I have a 1950's IWC movement 853 watch. I wouldn't trade this watch for the any newer IWC watch. There's just something about the simplicity of my watch I like, along with its unobtrusive look it has, the movement is time tested, and is easily serviced. I found mine in a cheap watch bin. It didn't look like it was touched for 50 years. I wound it up, and it kept perfect time. I knew is was a special watch, with a faded dial. If I had the money, my weekend car would be a 50's-60's Porsche 356. Of course restored to factory standards. I wouldn't want them to change a thing. As I gotten older, strike that--I've always coveted well made, sensible looking, easier to repair things. And that includes computers. I still have a Toshiba Satellite P25-S607 that's still running daily. It's a tank, but it's well made. It has three internal, quiet fans. I still kick myself I don't buy the nos Toshiba that popped up on eBay a few years ago. What I like best about that old Toshiba is I can still fix it with a screw driver. Some people don't like to look of my old computer. When I look at it, I look to its inner beauty, and it just shines in my little world.

by chc4 11y ago

philtar 11y ago

The point is that this is timeless. What's 'in' or 'out' right now doesn't matter. Jeez.

chc4 11y ago
Does being made of wood make it inherently more timeless than if it was made of aluminium? How about if it was chiseled out of stone? You associate a certain style with timelessness, whether you like it or not, while someone else might not. The "/so/ out right now" bit was intended as a joke, btw.
- TheOtherHobbes 11y ago
  I look at it and think "That must be really heavy." I don't care about heirloom technology. But I would love to see very much better recyclability. I suppose at some point we'll have waste-free nano-replication, and the idea that things are built and stay built will seem as quaint as comparing a wattle and daub hut to modern architecture.
- popinman322 11y ago
  I mean, if it were made out of stone it would still make for a nice paperweight long after the components are obsolete.
- sp332 11y ago
  No, you can make a timeless design with or without wood. The point is it would look equally at home in any time, or at least anytime from now into the future.

marincounty 11y ago

I've never liked fake wood paneling either, but this looks different to me. It has a quality look to it. I actually think the next design trend will be replicating past eras, but with a Hugh caveate, something this current retro trend overlooked; The retro looking products will be made to the same exacting standards of the products on the past. I can use collector cars, or mechanical watches as examples. I have a 1950's IWC movement 853 watch. I wouldn't trade this watch for the any newer IWC watch. There's just something about the simplicity of my watch I like, along with its unobtrusive look it has, the movement is time tested, and is easily serviced. I found mine in a cheap watch bin. It didn't look like it was touched for 50 years. I wound it up, and it kept perfect time. I knew is was a special watch, with a faded dial. If I had the money, my weekend car would be a 50's-60's Porsche 356. Of course restored to factory standards. I wouldn't want them to change a thing. As I gotten older, strike that--I've always coveted well made, sensible looking, easier to repair things. And that includes computers. I still have a Toshiba Satellite P25-S607 that's still running daily. It's a tank, but it's well made. It has three internal, quiet fans. I still kick myself I don't buy the nos Toshiba that popped up on eBay a few years ago. What I like best about that old Toshiba is I can still fix it with a screw driver. Some people don't like to look of my old computer. When I look at it, I look to its inner beauty, and it just shines in my little world.