> But my personal aesthetic compass swings back and still chafes at the "non-functional" functional part. My problem is not really that they are not functional

> But my personal aesthetic compass swings back and still chafes at the "non-functional" functional part. My problem is not really that they are not functional. It’s that they do not even try. It’s like they insult my intelligence by being ostensibly worse than useless. These 20 cm wide things are a joke, they’re not even trying. They could have least have the right shape, size, and an overall plausible appearance. It’s also really ugly. Part of the appeal of the real thing is the harmonious shapes and proportions with the windows they are supposed to protect. Thin bands on either sides of a large window just looks absolutely terrible.