FOR SCALE XL: JERALD COOPER OF 'HOOD CENTURY' TALKS, AND JOSEPH ALGIERI FINDS THINGS FOR YOU
A house in Decatur; a tendency towards green; advocating "shoes off"; Barbara Bestor
IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER FOR SCALE XL!
TODAY’s LINEUP:
→ INTERVIEW with the exceptional JERALD COOPER of HOOD CENTURY, the Inst*gram account that basically is the most crucial, enjoyable historical revision of homes and other buildings, inside and out, focusing on what is for, by, or significant to Black people and Black culture. He talks about:
WHAT IS F*CKED UP ABOUT THE FURNITURE RESALE MARKET
DECORATING WITH TONKA TOYS
AN OFF-THE-RADAR HOUSE TO CARE ABOUT
“SHOES OFF” > “SHOES ON”
→ SELECTIONS FROM (MOSTLY) UNNEW-STUFF INTERNET SALES by JOSEPH ALGIERI, a delightfully bonkers designer of stuff based in NEW YORK. He was a participant in MAKE-DO, which was a bunch of mainly wacky chairs that were made of ‘gathered’ materials. And Joseph’s was among the most insane, AND WASN’T THAT THE POINT?
We don’t think you’re meant to understand this. We don’t, thankfully.
HE FINDS AND RECOMMENDS:
CONTROVERSIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
FOOTWEAR GOOD FOR DÉCOR
VERY GOOD GREEN (LAMP; WARDROBE)