Sorry I’m late…I have bed bugs
Bed bugs are what drove mid-century designers to go modern. You get bed bugs and you start throwing everything out. You want furniture with easy to clean surfaces. No more nooks and crannies. That antique couch I had with all it’s carved finial rococo flourishes were a breeding ground for vermin and lice. Yes, it was a two hundred year old camel back settee, but it had too much company. Chiggers, bed bugs, lice, scabies, ticks, cockroaches, silverfish, and everything else named on the bottle of Raid, all in a swinging orgy in my furniture. I’ll say it again. I truly believe pestilence is the driving force behind modern aesthetics.
Hey there– great site! You’re completely right about designers and bed bugs. Now the bed bug epidemic is in swing, expect to see more streamlined designs.
And be careful–hauling junk for a living, you are bound to be exposed more than some folks. People are tossing massive stuff right now because of this (even though that’s not usually necessary or a good idea… because it helps the bed bugs spread.)
Hope yours are gone soon.
Comment by nobugs — August 12, 2007 @ 8:06 pm