Materials
Dec 22, 2024 materialsquality
Materials tell time. Leather darkens. Steel rusts. Wood grays. The way something ages reveals what it’s made of and how it was made.
Quality materials develop patina — the accumulation of use that improves rather than degrades. A cast iron pan seasons. A wooden handle smooths. The object becomes more itself over time.
Cheap materials hide their nature until they fail. The veneer peels. The plastic yellows. The finish flakes. Age exposes the truth that newness concealed.