While Supplies
Last
Molly Lawrence
While Supplies Last is an exhibit and mini-mart. Inspired by a Grub Street article on the ‘shoppy-shop’, a term coined by Neil Shankar, which refers to the phenomena of aestheticized, Instagrammable, boutique grocers, homegoods stores, and lifestyle shops, I designed my own shoppy-shop, designed with the intention of investigating, critiquing, and subverting the subject of aesthetic-based consumerism.
Many of these items, on closer inspection, reveal a second, or double meaning which relates to ideas surrounding overconsumption, purchasing items purely for aesthetic or trend-based reasons, and the effects those acts have on ourselves and culture.