To a collector of curios, the dust is metadata.' in Everything is Miscellaneous p. 233
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Dust on objects reveals their history and usage over time.
- In plain terms
- Dust shows the history of an object.
- What can you take from it?
- Small details like dust tell stories about objects.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What stories do old objects tell?
- How do you value history?
Another view
Not all dust is meaningful or intentional metadata.
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