Ground Condition #10

Lukewarm gossip and holiday shopping

What Did Small Wooden Stools Ever Do To You?

Design world spats made public are infrequent—partially because it’s a close-knit scene and partially because coverage tends to skew towards championing things rather than criticizing them. A couple of weeks ago, writer Max Lakin threw down the gauntlet in a piece for SSENSE, maligning the design cognoscenti’s…