MAGNIFYING GLASS Maison Martin Margiela
USUALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT DETAILS ARE ONLY
FOUND
WHEN
THINGS
ARE
EXAMINED
UNDER
A MICROSCOPE, OR AT LEAST THIS SEEMS TO BE WHAT
THE TEAM BEHIND MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA HAS
DISCOVERED. THIS MAGNIFYING GLASS FROM THE
FRENCH DESIGN COLLECTIVE HAS A 2.5 DIOPTRE LENS,
COSTS 60 EUROS AND HAS ADOPTED AN IRONIC FORM
OF DISTRACTION FROM ONE’S OWN VISUAL DEFICITS.
THE HANDY MAGNIFYING GLASS COMES IN THE FORM
OF A HALF SPECTACLE FRAME – AT FIRST GLANCE, THE
FACT THAT ONE IS USING AN OBJECT THAT APPEARS
DEFECTIVE REMAINS UNDETECTED – AMUSINGLY RE-
TURNING TO THE NOTION OF DETAILS.
“YOU’RE ANALOG PLAYERS
IN A DIGITAL WORLD,
YOU’RE DONE.”
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