Richard WestThe toothbrush is older than you think and newer than you think, and it has spent most of its history changing constantly and the last forty years not changing at all. Some quick history, because the...
Richard WestThere is a candle on my desk as I write this. It is in a small ceramic vessel, off-white, slightly textured. It cost more than I would like to admit. It does not technically do anything that a...
Richard WestWalk through any well-designed bathroom in 2026 and you are looking at a wellness stack. The objects are real, the choices are personal, and almost none of them are accidental. There is, on the...
Richard WestWalk into your bathroom. Stand in the middle of the room. Turn slowly. Every single object in there was designed. Somebody, somewhere, sat at a desk and decided what shape the faucet should be....