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J: well that [dark round table in the living room] is, it is, well, it, too, is
defective because the kids broke its glass, it should have a glass, it’s
called a ship’s table. It is an awfully heavy and bulky table, and so that,
for example, is from my parents, something I brought with me. It’s
been mine, so it’s the only thing that I brought that way, because these
are just such that when a dog comes in in the evening, and starts, out
of boredom, to gnaw on some corner of a leg so then it bothers me
(laughs) but they have never touched it, neither of the dogs.
HP: so why have you brought this with you? Do you have a maritime
hobby?
J: no no, it is just that it’s practical. It’s nice to have it there, I like it. It’s
just practi (pause) it is nice to keep stuff in (laughs) and put down
remote controls and in the evening to put a snack on it for instance,
so it’s just for convenience.
HP: and it has worked well?
J: oh yes! The only thing is, that there’s this [space] between sofas, so
whoever pulls it close will get all the stuff next to them (laughs) ( Jari
07 199-212)
Janne talked about a slightly broken, self-repaired lamp, which did not give
much light (P 175).
J: [the lamp] was a little broken, it had come loose here (pause). I had
it soldered in a shop somewhere, of course it got a bit darkened that
way, not in a very pleasant way. Then, at some point I took apart and
cleaned and painted this base. So if we talk about favourite objects,
this one is now definitely my number one item.
HP: can you turn the light on?
J: sure. It doesn’t give much light though (laughs)
HP: it’s a fine lamp
J: I think it is very fine. ( Janne 04 120-128)
Tiina talked about a comfortable and robust sofa, which was part of a module
system, so the set could be expanded with matching pieces (P 176).
T: and the sofa is fantastic (laughs). It’s domestic [Finnish-made], even.
We were browsing around [stores] just this Saturday, in Vepsäläinen
[quite expensive furniture store] and they still have that same sofa
(pause) it’s by HT-collection and there are [modules of ] different