Spend enough time looking at design and new-product Web sites, with their endless cavalcades of aesthetically appealing objects, and it’s easy to spot recurring themes. One of the most interesting is things that look like other things: a vase that looks like a paper bag, a tape dispenser that looks like a cassette, a drink coaster that looks like a chocolate bar, even bars of soap that look like tiny hands. Read more:
Imitation of Life
By ROB WALKER
Published: January 13, 2008
How soaps that look like little hands connect with the contradictory attractions of novelty and familiarity.
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