Contemporary
Beyond the object: context as a conservation tool
Rigorous documentation and risk management transform physical preservation into a reconstruction of everyday use and social identity in domestic spaces.
Design and the visual languages of everyday life
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Contemporary
When a Household Object Enters a Museum, Its Story Changes
Furniture, clothing, toys and school supplies can document everyday life, but displaying them outside their original setting requires explaining what they meant and to whom. Musealization preserves objects while also changing how they are read.
2000s
Before Launch Day: Product Photography and the Circulation of Brand Images
Product photography has a role before launch day, supplying press releases, online stores and advertising. Licensing platforms form a separate stage from image capture, and their presence alone does not establish commercial results.
2000s
Supports that condition: the materiality of comics
Magazines, fanzines and albums are not passive containers. This analysis examines how physical format defines access and preservation for a medium born to be ephemeral.
1950s
Arcor and the industrialization of taste in 1951 Argentina
The rise of Arcor in Arroyito was not just a business event, but a response to the protectionist policies of the time. We analyze how the brand transformed the relationship between the consumer and the food product.
Contemporary
Beyond the object: context in interior documentation
Conservation and registration manuals suggest that domestic decoration is not preserved by describing objects alone, but by linking them to their cultural and social context.
1980s
The cartridge as contract: Famicom and the restructuring of the home market
The launch of the Family Computer in 1983 did not just introduce a new console, but consolidated the cartridge as the standard medium, differentiating it from early generations where software was integrated into the hardware.
Contemporary
Memory as an asset: the economics of retro aesthetics
Beyond imitation, retro design operates as a differentiation tool that transforms functional objects into symbols of cultural identity, according to consumer behavior studies.
Before 1950
The Buenos Aires peinetón: a hair ornament and its documentary limits
A review of available evidence on the peinetón in Buenos Aires between 1820 and 1837. The article distinguishes verifiable data on its use and chronology from social interpretations that require further sources.
2000s
Home Archaeology: Tracing Decoration Between Manuals and Avatars
A journey through the heterogeneous sources that allow the reconstruction of decorative practice, from Hunter Douglas technical documentation to the customizable spaces of PlayStation Home and IMVU.
1950s
Dairy Queen's origins and the limits of corporate memory
We analyze the founding narrative of the soft-serve chain, separating the official account of McCullough and Noble from the primary sources still needed to verify its cultural impact.
1980s
The Architecture of Leisure: Deconstructing the Famicom
More than an electronic device, the NES/Famicom was an ecosystem of design, sound, and preservation decisions that redefined the relationship between machine and user.
