object unlust

in our continuing quest for better usability in our kitchen, i stumbled upon the holy grail: the muji kitchen cart:

yum, simple and beautiful, a rolling island from the geniuses at muji to solve all of my woes? and on sale at the moma store to boot? sign me up!

i literally had my finger on the button to click “buy” when hmc asks, “how high is it?”

how high? what are you talking about? it’s kitchen island high, of course, what a silly question. but i perfunctorily check, and much to my horror: it’s only 27” high.

uh, what? how am i supposed to chop vegetables on something two feet high? i understand the need for compact living in small spaces in japan, but this is ridiculous.

crap.

Posted at July 21, 2007 10:36 AM| TrackBack