Moving wallpaper
I travel a lot by train, and needing something to relieve the monotony, which is at the same time pickup/putdownable, I often resort to opening, if not actually reading to completion, BBC online magazine features. Too often they simply don't deliver on what the referring page promises. Such as in this case, written for BBC Style, by Clare Dowdy: Why 'living retro' is perfect for now.
Fortunately, the pay-off comes in the first paragraph.
The mid-century modern aesthetic certainly has staying power. It became a "thing" in the late-1990s, championed in the pages of that instant style bible, Wallpaper magazine. And nearly three decades on, it's still with us. But sourcing a piece of British-made G Plan furniture or a classic Eames chair has got harder and harder, as the pieces become ever-more collectible.
Clare Dowdy, Why 'living retro' is perfect for now, BBC Style
If you consider '60s and '70s kitsch to be commendably retro, the rest of it might be right up your street. For my part, at least I learnt there's a Wallpaper* magazine. Not only that, but it's an instant style bible
. I can't believe I've made it this far as a reasonably-functioning member of society, while at the same time oblivious to this shit.
I would create a not worth the effort
tag, for all those magazine articles that I give up on, because the subject or writing is dull; or it didn't live up to my expectations; or it was a flat-out bait 'n' switch. But it's not worth the effort. BA-DUM!
* Don't you just hate those texts that use asterisks to denote something, and then don't clarify what that something is? In this case though, the asterisk denotes nothing of importance. The magazine title is actually stylised Wallpaper*, asterisk included, and it's about more than just wallpaper. Creatives, huh? (rolleyes)