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Saw a documentary about ultra rich people houses in London. Another similar thing is water logged trees - they pull trees which sat for centuries in Slovakia's
by hdjfkkrrn 6y ago
Saw a documentary about ultra rich people houses in London.
Another similar thing is water logged trees - they pull trees which sat for centuries in Slovakia's lakes. They fill the cracks with metal (bronze).
A bonus point it's that the table becomes a "story".
Pretty much everything in the house needs to have a "story", which is more important than the actual thing.
- noir_lord 6y ago> which is more important than the actual thing. When you can already buy the best possible thing then the story is what matters. > “Even the dog wouldn’t—” “But humans will, Mr. Bent,” said Moist. “And therein lies genius. I think he makes most of his money on the mustard, but there’s a man who can sell sizzle, Mr. Bent. And that is a seller’s market.” - Making Money - Sir Terry Pratchett.
- smoe 6y agoI'm far from ultra rich, but I like that many of the items in my apartment have at least little bit of story behind them or their makers and are not just being purely functional or decorative. Not that I feel the need to tell the stories to anyone, but at least to me, this gives the space a lot more soul, than if I just had hired an interior designer filling it with stuff or got complete IKEA sets. I live a fairly "minimalist" lifestyle (I don't subscribe to the ideas of minimalism, the Swedish "Lagom", "just the right amount", is closer), so I can spend more on fewer items, maintain them and have more time selecting, making or commissioning them.