Episode 14: The Gorgeous Notebook Store

Episode 14 • August 02, 2023 • 00:32:12
Episode 14: The Gorgeous Notebook Store
Imagination & Junk
Episode 14: The Gorgeous Notebook Store

Aug 02 2023 | 00:32:12

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Show Notes

In this episode we're talking about tools of the trade. Every creative trade has them. But they function in a variety of ways: As tools, yes, but also as signifiers of membership in a group, and as objects of desire. Also: Man purses, puppies, promiscuous scribbling, snappy suits, Japanese dining tables, Toots Thielemans, custom juggling balls and cricket.

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