Better Living Catalog - Philip Garner kids In contrast to the fragmented

In contrast to the fragmented view offered by Big Data companies

the feuding debutantes whose weapons are cutting words and a pair of scissors

pattern stitches (garter

Organizing more than 100 flowers alphabetically by their common name

and “Five NYC Painters”(paintings by Brook Hsu

Better Living Catalog - Philip Garner kids In contrast to the fragmentedPhilip Garners Better Living Catalog, originally published in 1982, takes the form of a mail order catalog featuring clever and whimsical inventions that parody consumer goods while simultaneously critiquing Americas obsession with ingenuity, efficiency, leisure, and comfort. These works, which were made as prototypes and photographed for the publication, take the form of improbable accessories, clothing, footwear, home appliances, and office gadgets.