The Wired Pleasure

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:52:33 +0000

Back in 2002, we were young, we were free and we didn’t care much about The Wire because that time was full of parties, Kung Fu training and photo shoots at night. In other words, we weren’t concerned about the S.E.R. (Sofa Efficiency Ratio). So if you have one hour to spend watching T.V. for the next two weeks, grab the first season and be prepared to see something as intense as The Soprano’s and as well documentated as a piece by the BBC.

The Wire is simply a masterpiece and you can believe our BlackBeltNess: that’s all good folks. Just wait a couple of episodes to see McNulty, Stringer Bell or Bunk to be definitly hooked up to this show. Or forget this last example and take a few minutes to read the final letter written by David Simon the show’s creator.

Standing ovation to the men and women behind The Wire.

One Percent

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:28 +0000

I used to work with a guy who thought that Design was a joke since you know “a table is table”. At some point this extreme statement starts echoing and then reaches a phylosophical point of view, where, obviously you start asking yourself why “things aren’t that simple, punk”. It is fair to say that (we) consumers tend to be even more lost when you see some ads saying Designer Glasses starting at $29 or when a firm like IKEA comercializes some nice pieces at low prices. Well, nothing new here and the following statement “mass-production era changed mostly everything 70 years ago” can be found into any basic economy manual.

What’s left then? Design Stores where Industrial Design is a religion or remarquable initiatives where the act of buying itself it a part of the Design process. Like One Percent in Japan: 100 pieces for 100 hundred owners only.

The site doesn’t seem to be updated anymore but still, at BlackBeltSofa we like rare & fancy stuff. Oh and by the way, here is a great book that explains and shows why there is MANY TABLES:

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The Wired Pleasure

One Percent