In this era of superstar architects and buildings that are decidedly form-over-function, it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that household objects are now popping up with names like Gehry attached to them. “The new objects of desire are consumables designed by architects to help everybody bond around design… The possibilities for invention with new materials are staggering. It takes a lot of extra sweat to get from having an idea about new manipulations with glass to putting the ‘float’ tea lantern on the shelf.”