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I couldn't agree more, with Giovanni Ribisi response regarding the inspiration that drives his design, and leaves me wondering (as always) what exactly Americans are taking pride in these days.

"In my mind, I associate ['vintage styling] with a certain value system that we, as an American culture, lack today. There was necessity. We had an identity, we took pride in its expression through work and craftsmanship, and perhaps this gave way to an 'industrious' aesthetic."

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