Long Live the Novelty Item

The age of minimalism has been found dead in a ditch.

Graphic by author. Perfume bottles by Avon.

In a pandemic prolonged by an alternatively indifferent and cruel government, many of us are stuck staring at the same walls, the same floors, and the same house plants day after day, with no end in sight. It has led a lot of people to drastically renovate their space, invest in home workout equipment, and embrace peel-and-stick…