I was listening to The Dusty Life Podcast this morning (it's getting better each week).
Anyway, they had a discussion about what makes fine/heirloom furniture that would "live past my and my kids' lifetime".
It got me thinking: I despise the term 'heirloom furniture'. I mean, what hubris to think that our kids or their kids or even WE are going to want the furniture we make today. I think our tastes will obsolesce long before our furniture does.
I realize things should be built with care and attention to detail and quality, but any talk or hope of 'oh your children will love that' strikes me as narcissistic and egocentric.
Don't get me wrong...I think what a lot of the guys here produce IS art; shoot, some of it brings tears to my eyes how good it is. But it's good to ME and this community, today. To predict that any of it - especially copies - will be treasured past the next couple decades just feels utterly ridiculous to me.
Anyone else?