30 October 2011

It's so easy to mock the 1%


Their behavior seems sometimes to be a self-parody.  The photo above shows an item from this year's Neiman Marcus Christmas Book.  It's a "bespoke library."
The publishing house renowned for its beautiful volumes and cultural perspective is offering the ultimate enriching addition to your home: a bespoke library. From floor to ceiling and wall to wall, every nuance of this room will reflect Assouline’s brilliant style—through custom carpeting, objets d’art, and beautifully framed prints—as well as your intellectual viewpoint. When the decor is complete, the shelves will be lined with a one-of-a-kind Assouline collection, consisting of 250 current and vintage volumes in the genre of your choice. Enjoy published works from the world’s foremost artists, photographers, writers, architects, interior designers, and fashion and culinary masters. With this purchase, Neiman Marcus will donate $2,500 to First Book, an award-winning nonprofit organization that provides access to new books for children in need throughout the U.S. and Canada. One custom-built library is available.
Yours theirs for $125,000.

Deck chairs in a library?  A font on the floor?  That couch?  Could any decor be less appealing?

9 comments:

  1. Unappealing indeed. Would be interesting to know to whom this would appeal. Cold and calculating...

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  2. Decor be damned, the thought of someone else choosing my books...

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  3. Ooh, a donation to charity is included! That must make it okay!

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  4. The entire thing is a donation to charity. No one would pay for that product unless it was "for a good cause".

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  5. Nothing like getting comfortable with a book, sitting up nice and tall like momma taught in a genuine "bespoke library"... NOT!!!

    There's nothing like a charitable donation (that Neiman Marcus no doubt uses as a tax deduction) to motivate the 1%ers to get the economy going.

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  6. This room reminds me of Richard Hamilton's ""Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?"

    http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-248079442

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  7. How can it be called a library when it's only got 250 books? 250 books is just one bookcase worth. Feeble.

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  8. Never mind all that stuff - $125,000 for a library and it only has 250 books? Only somebody who hates books or never reads them could think that was an appropriate ratio.

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