Better Living Catalog

$25.00

Better Living Catalog by Pippa Garner is a satirical 1982 mail-order catalog featuring 62 inventions that parody consumer goods while critiquing America's obsession with ingenuity, efficiency, leisure, and comfort. Garner's creations include the "Reactiononometer," a wristband that instantly measures social success, and the "Digital Diet Loafers," shoes that display the wearer's weight with every step. This is a secondhand copy in good condition.

Part of a collection of books curated for Companion that celebrates LA culture, art, and the warmth of Italian cooking.

Better Living Catalog by Pippa Garner is a satirical 1982 mail-order catalog featuring 62 inventions that parody consumer goods while critiquing America's obsession with ingenuity, efficiency, leisure, and comfort. Garner's creations include the "Reactiononometer," a wristband that instantly measures social success, and the "Digital Diet Loafers," shoes that display the wearer's weight with every step. This is a secondhand copy in good condition.

Part of a collection of books curated for Companion that celebrates LA culture, art, and the warmth of Italian cooking.