Dedicated to anyone who’s ever put their heart into making a physical product for the greater good of humanity.
I love objects.
We have a limited amount of time on this planet — and in this limited time, during a capitalistic golden age, we’re surrounded by objects. If I spend the majority of my day in this limited life that I live surrounded by things, I want those things to inspire me, bring me some sort of joy, improve my life or mood in any way.
I grew up naturally drawn to objects around me, a sort of compassion I was only subconscious of — I wasn’t self reflective enough to notice as a child. I definitely have the same sentiments as back then, only now I’m better at putting words behind these ethereal feelings. I used to be mesmerized by the clay flowers my mom used to make, obsessed with the scroll wheel on my first iPod, and protective of my devices, as they never went missing, scratched or shattered.
Upon further self reflection as to why I’m drawn to objects on a more emotional level, I was glad to discover it had nothing to do with materialistic gain or status feculence — I love my general release sneakers as much as my most limited and rare pair. For me it’s the thought, or perceived thought and attention to detail that fills me with hope and appreciation. When I hold my iPhone I feel the advocating passion of Steve, Jony, Phil, Scott, Tim and CO as they all wanted to provide a world changing tool for everyone. When I touch a pair of Yeezys (yes, touch. I still can’t afford a pair… I know what you’re thinking, the wallet and necklace were both gifts), I can almost hear Kanye yelling “FUCK YOU” to the fashion industry in every interview for a 2 year span, until he got the manufacturing agreements and the respect he wanted.
That all sounds quite contrived and quasi, but on a spiritual and subconscious level, I genuinely believe it. I fear that putting this out into the world may bastardize my feelings, but my hope is some can relate to this, or at the very least I manage to encourage someone to look at the objects around them on a non-material level.
Feel the love to live the love!