True Value

When I read a part of "In Praise of Shadows"by Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, I learned that the value of how an object affects each person in a way. As designers, we need to consider the true value an object has. A segment that stood out to me from the reading is the quote "quality over quantity." For example, if an object has better quality, it is stronger and more unique than a machine made object. For the example below I have chosen a man-made quality chair, compared to a machine-made chair.

The object shown above is an example of a man-made object.

The image above shows an example of a machine-made object. 

After the next reading called "Hand Work-Machine Work" by Adolf Von Hildenbrand, I felt had almost the same meaning as the first reading. The theme that both readings relate to is "quality is better than quantity." For hand-made objects, quality is the main importance and also the uniqueness of the object. Rather, machine-made objects are made by the quantity and not the quality.

Tanizaki, Jun'ichiro(1977).In praise of shadows.(T.J Harper and E.G. Seidensticker, trans.)Sedgwich ME: Leete's Island Books, Inc.(original work published in 1993).

Rank, Isabelle (editor)(2000). The Theory of Decorative art: An anthology of European and American writings 1750-1940. New York: Yale University Press.