12 Dec 2013 Leave a comment

Came across an intersting video, focusing on the family bussniness of making Staute of Liberty figurines in Queens factory, NYC. Here is the link.

These Lady Liberty Figurines Are the Only NYC Souvenirs Still Made in NYC

In this ‘era of mass-produced’, we are facing a paradox. On the one hand is the convenience the machine-made products offer us, on the other hand is the call for authenticity, the post-Fordism / hand-made ideology.

Staute of Liberty fingurines line up in Queens factory ©Rebecca

Staute of Liberty fingurines line up in Queens factory ©Rebecca

Link by Zhuyun Amy Zang

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