Folding is upheld as a way to grapple with a chaotic world and to triumph. Still, I worry that decluttering and cleaning and folding can sometimes be a way to dupe ourselves with a metaphor for order. It is considered a skill.”The act of folding can be surprising – it is not always possible to prefigure the end result. Photograph: Getty/iStockphotoBesides, when we fold clothes, of course, the reverse of his Japanese crane takes place: challenging three-dimensional items are reworked into flat, boring packages. It is beneficial to the environment to buy less stuff, but folding makes it possible to transpose the feel of the shop floor to the bedroom, to provide the illusion of retail therapy.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2019 10:02 UTC