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On Good Taste | MAIA Estates

To do up a space u2018tastefullyu2019 is always the first thought that comes to mind when you want inspiration to decorate your home. Employing careful consideration in pieces that would be a manifestation of u2018good tasteu2019 is an ever-evolving concept. As established by years of academic interest and contemplation, good taste is subjective. This, while seeming like the lazy and partially explored explanation of the topic, also turns out to be the one that is most commonly agreed upon. But how much of this subjectivity is truly subjective, and who is the tastemaker who sets the benchmark for taste itself

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On Good Taste | MAIA Estates

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  1. On Good Taste To do up a space ‘tastefully’ is always the first thought that comes to mind when you want inspiration to decorate your home. Employing careful consideration in pieces that would be a manifestation of ‘good taste’ is an ever-evolving concept.

  2. As established by years of academic interest and contemplation, good taste is subjective. This, while seeming like the lazy and partially explored explanation of the topic, also turns out to be the one that is most commonly agreed upon. But how much of this subjectivity is truly subjective, and who is the tastemaker who sets the benchmark for taste itself? Over the years good taste primarily characterized the elite, who placed a lot of importance in the truthfulness and resonance of a piece and believed that beautiful objects which were in good taste emerged in relation to how ‘artistically’ they were made. This idea, however, is contested by a more contemporary ideal of ‘the ability to recognize beauty’, rather than the state of affluence and ‘affordability’ of such pieces. From a purely aesthetic standpoint, an object that reflects good taste in terms of how much beauty it holds exists as art for the sake of its perception of beauty alone, disregarding its utilitarianism or the morality associated with its creation. A critic, or in this case, a tastemaker, does not require a definition of taste or beauty but has to simply be in possession of temperament and power to perceive and be impacted by beautiful objects. When designing a home, the role of good taste is to serve as a likeness of one’s disposition and individuality. Concisely summarized in the words of Jason Diamond, author of ‘The Sprawl; Reconsidering the Weird American Suburbs’ “…having good taste means you care. It means you have honed your personal preferences and want something more than boring and bland.” Tastemaking in the realm of a home does not necessarily require one to appeal to the requirements of society completely as opposed to tastemakers in literature, film, or other mediums. The closed, personal space of a home requires good taste in terms of the refined personal preferences that Diamond speaks of, which inevitably could be influenced by the general zeitgeist. Visit “ On Good Taste” to read more. Browse our website for more blogs.

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