Potato peeling is a task that many of us do not get any joy from.
But, one British department store wants people to pause and enjoy the art form that is potato peeling. It's part of a campaign by the department store Selfridges, reflecting on our homes and what they mean to us.
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Our House, A Home For All explores what the home means in a world "rocked by some major geopolitical changes." "International migration and the volume of people’s displacement are at their most critical since the Second World War," reads a Selfridges statement.
Faced with "such a disparate and contrasting picture", the store wants customers to pause and consider what home means to them by "reflecting on" and "celebrating the essence of what makes a house a home" in addition to the rituals that take place within it. And, that means celebrating the much maligned ritual of potato peeling. How fun!
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via Zero Tech Blog
