Here we have an example of a successful syntactical design in elegant church seating. They demonstrate a humble use of single-material objects, without ornamentation, as well as the ability to accommodate whatever dimension of religious room that can be made available. These inexpensive to manufacture and space-saving chairs can be afforded to Christian prayer sites throughout the world, without letting their cheap production distort the respectfulness and solemness appropriate in such a setting.
As a counter example, this doorstop in the shape of a cross doesn't quite hold the same grace or respectfulness. The production is cheap enough, but it's more sacrilegious than appealing, and the extra dimensions don't accomplish anything besides requiring more wood material than a single-slab doorstop would. So, while simultaneously alienating the target audience by scuffing a religious symbol, it adds on extra manufacturing to adorn a product that normally would be out of sight anyway.
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