tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791863190440082705.post3639774259206131940..comments2023-08-18T02:01:30.830-07:00Comments on Furnitude: To the Editor of the New York TimesFurnitudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13602504119730560278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791863190440082705.post-9693898055649694392009-04-16T12:13:00.000-07:002009-04-16T12:13:00.000-07:00Not to disparage Apple at all, since I think they ...Not to disparage Apple at all, since I think they represent a lot of good values, particularly in creating simplicity through design, but I think the point here is that Queen Elizabeth could send someone out to purchase an iPod at any time, and she could conceivably fill it with whatever music she wanted, all without any help from our new president.<br /><br />What she couldn't do is find a unique representation of American skill and craftsmanship that was chosen by the critical eye of other Americans to represent what is special to us.<br /><br />To me, that does add up to a missed opportunity for connecting the values of two peoples.JP Squashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249320256740591922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791863190440082705.post-22149024372018233592009-04-03T17:45:00.000-07:002009-04-03T17:45:00.000-07:00I work as engineer for Apple, and I strongly disag...I work as engineer for Apple, and I strongly disagree. The box of any Apple product says "Designed by Apple in California", and this is true. While the components may be assembled by machines overseas, I think this comment belittles the hours toiled by our team here in the USA to bring these products to life.<BR/><BR/>My intention here is not to disparage American woodworking or other craftsmanship (I am also a woodworker), but any of these pieces would represent the work of one or perhaps a few individuals. The iPod is a symbol of the craftsmanship that the thousands of us at Apple put into our products. <BR/><BR/>While I am sympathetic to the "art unfriendly" economy and think that your idea is a good one, I just want to point out that using a jig is really "mass production" on a small scale, and that no less craftsmanship goes into an iPod than into a set of dining room chairs.dave-ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456956456390670094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791863190440082705.post-34354679971977866932009-04-03T11:54:00.000-07:002009-04-03T11:54:00.000-07:00Oh, well said! I couldn't agree more.Oh, well said! I couldn't agree more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com