Unhappy Hipsters

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | , | 2 comments »

Put this one in the "Why Didn't I Think of That" file. I just discovered this genius blog the other day that aptly calls Dwell magazine onto the carpet (FLOR, no doubt) for their penchant for showing sour, dour, scowling thirty something hipsters sullenly moping around their multimillion dollar modernist homes. Even the children and pets look aloof and jaded. Well-designed modern environments bring me great joy, so I don't know what's wrong with these people. Turn those frowns upside down already. Here are some highlights from Unhappy Hipsters:


Still recovering from broken trust, neither wanted to be the first to try the eggs. (Dwell, November 2009)

Still recovering from broken trust, neither wanted to be the first to try the eggs.

Even in your company, I feel so alone. (Dwell, September 2009)
Even in your company, I feel so alone.

Eames, Aalto — her most significant relationships were with dead designers.  (Dwell magazine, December 2004)
Eames, Aalto — her most significant relationships were with dead designers.

He tried to focus on the novel, and not how much his bedroom reminded him of a plywood coffin.  (Dwell magazine, November 2009)
He tried to focus on the novel, and not how much his bedroom reminded him of a plywood coffin.

2 comments

  1. Karen/Small Earth Vintage // January 28, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    Bwah! This is just what I need. Thanks, Jason!

  2. Erika // February 12, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    Right?! It's the "oh . . . i live in this PoMo palace and have all this beautiful MidCenMo furniture, and I'm just so . . .*meh* . . . life is so empty". I'd be all "YEAH!" and throwing the devil horns to the camera. "Look at my Eames chairs, bitches, they are fabulous and look great with my dog!"