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Factory Man made a weld of his own

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December 09, 2007, 08:29:31 AM
Factory Man made a weld of his own

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2224452,00.html
by Stephen Bayley
12/9/2007

"This is not design as feckless consumerist novelty. This is design as lightweight sheet metal and welding. Catenaries, stampings, pressings. And more welding. It's not highfalutin' theory, it's horny-handed practice. It's Jean Prouvé at The Design Museum: the first exhibition of this singular individual with a line so hard it makes Le Corbusier appear an effeminate dilettante. This is what industrial design was meant to be: tough and uncompromising"
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