Unifying compositional elements […] lend a W.P.A.-era monumentality.

By choosing an anonymous lampshade as his starting point rather than something designerly, Laarman has created the design equivalent of Miuccia Prada’s Crombie-style coat.

The Standing Stones reared up above the two, marled and streaked with snow they were, and a wind came blowing fit to freeze the chilblains on a brass monkey as they stood and glowered one at the other.

This is annoying, but the difference in price is only a few halalas and arguing, in my experience, is pointless.