I agree to an extent. To use Loos's example, the original mass manufactured table was sturdy and practical. Its simple design meant that it would not to the fi

I agree to an extent. To use Loos's example, the original mass manufactured table was sturdy and practical. Its simple design meant that it would not to the fickle changes in fashion. This was the positive promise of mass manufacturing. There's no natural law that scaling up production should imply that things are of lower quality. Yet, that's where we are.