Design Culture

On furniture, interiors, and the objects we choose to keep — what they say about us, what they once said about us, and how the discourse around design has moved away from the questions that used to make the field interesting.

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Design Culture

The Case for Keeping a Small Number of Good Glasses, Plates, and Knives

The case for the small kitchen of considered objects is not the minimalist case. It is the older case — that a…

Theodore Brennan May 11, 2026 8 min read

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Notes Toward a Theory of the Right Size of Apartment

The right size of apartment, for an adult or a couple living without children, is smaller than most contemporary apartment design assumes.…

Theodore Brennan May 11, 2026 8 min read

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What the Slow-Furniture Movement Got Right About the Things We Choose to Own

The slow-furniture movement has been around long enough now that it is no longer a movement so much as a small, settled…

Theodore Brennan May 11, 2026 8 min read