Sometimes it makes perfect sense to blend in function and retro-style into one such as this DIY 80s TV iPad Dock.
Typically, though, the nostalgia that runs through Damon’s work can be attributed not to kitsch but to sentiment, which, he says, “I know is a bad word for most designers.” But he’s constantly thinking about how a product can connect to a consumer on an emotional level, which is in part what’s made his work so successful. The iPad dock was inspired by his love for outdated home appliances; another piece he made for his family, a Corian fruit bowl, was inspired by the Clementine crates he remembers from childhood.
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