This is a brilliant op-ed. John Mauriello uses the Ferrari Luce (and the Jaguar 00, and the Audi Nuvolari) as a springboard to explore why design has become so bland, and why the Luce is so universally rejected by the car-loving community.
Mauriello’s treatise reaches far beyond car design. He draws a thread from the almost religious minimalism of Adolf Loos through to today’s algorithm-driven media feed, and contrasts that with the punk future that opposes it.
It’s really good. Have a watch!
#design #philosophy #cars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgjXjPP_p3s
Dave Rahardja (temporarily spooky)
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