I bought new flatware last year, just because I needed it; we had gradually lost enough spoons and forks to necessitate the purchase.
I did not set out to find the best possible flatware. I went to Bed Bath & Beyond and just sort of picked the set I liked the best.
I am continually surprised at what a difference it made; in particular, the new flatware has a different bowl shape for the spoons, similar to the shape Dustin's designer used, and it's so much nicer that I actually find myself wanting to eat more soup.
Next time I need to buy flatware, I might seriously consider investing more time in the decision.
Behind your comment (which is mostly about making yourself feel superior to Dustin Curtis) there is a lurking derisiveness about the craft of flatware design. But that design was someone's life's work. It was not "empty madness" to them when they invested presumably years of their lives perfecting a knife or a spoon. I am much more spooked by America's disposable-everything culture than I am about its materialism.
I did not set out to find the best possible flatware. I went to Bed Bath & Beyond and just sort of picked the set I liked the best.
I am continually surprised at what a difference it made; in particular, the new flatware has a different bowl shape for the spoons, similar to the shape Dustin's designer used, and it's so much nicer that I actually find myself wanting to eat more soup.
Next time I need to buy flatware, I might seriously consider investing more time in the decision.
Behind your comment (which is mostly about making yourself feel superior to Dustin Curtis) there is a lurking derisiveness about the craft of flatware design. But that design was someone's life's work. It was not "empty madness" to them when they invested presumably years of their lives perfecting a knife or a spoon. I am much more spooked by America's disposable-everything culture than I am about its materialism.