Starting the Fire

What is form? What is function? Which of the two outrank the other? For me it is definitely form. When it comes to buying any new electronic gadget, I will always take the sleeker looking device over the more “technically” advanced. Honestly, who cares how futuristic a device is if it doesn’t look like the future. That’s our motto here at the Milk of paradise, “to present an image of the future,” this doesn’t just apply to digital devices and electronics, but is a design aestectic that needs to be embraced in all fields. Who wants to by a couch if it looks old fashion, or even just modern? That couch needs to look like it belongs in a 21^st century apartment in a 21^st century building.

Now that we’ve established the point of view from which were going to approach things in this blog let’s take a look a one of the many products on today’s market:

First up, the Melon computer company’s new internet ready touch screen television. This device perfectly represents our point of view here at the Milk of Paradise, its sleek white, buttonless exterior is matched perfectly by its slim, buttonless remote. Who cares if Melon limits the user experience when they provide such brilliant styling for ones futuristic condo.

Speaking on condominiums, I’ve been extremely impressed by the recent wave of architecture to spring up around New York City. Particularly with the recent wave of condominiums I finally feel like New York is on the verge of being transformed into a 21^st century city. What I like about Condos, is the sleek glass exterior combined with the clean, antiseptic feeling of the interiors present the occupant with a living environment that finally captures the future living environment people have been dreaming about for the past century. I know many people are in love with their brownstones or other “classic” apartment building but why would anyone want to live in a building with such a dark, dingy interior when they could live a bright, clean condo complete with a new Melon Intenet Ready Touch Screen television.

If we’re going to remake New York not just into a 21^st century city, but one for the 22^nd city were going to have to take a look at what city planners are doing over in city’s like Shanghai and Beijing. In both shanghai Beijing the city planners have aside small historical districts to preserve the “old” city but then have pushed forward in other areas to remove outdated building and create new 21^st century living and working spaces. It is quite the marvel to behold and I feel when they are finished with the current building boom both cities will be true sites to behold.

New York needs to follow the same path as cities in China. Of course we need to hang on to our cities historic landmarks like the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, even the Flat Iron building, but much of the living and work space in all of our city’s five boroughs is frankly outdated. Much like the great Chicago fire spurred Chicago’s development as the premier 20^th century city, New York needs its own spiritual fire to push progress forward and force us to remake this city into a true image of the future. Otherwise we’re all going to look pretty silly walking around with our sleek new Melon MyPhones in what has become an unfortunately anachronistic city.