Visible craft markers—glitchy production, intentional friction, unpolished aesthetics—are now deployed strategically as proof of human authorship and resistance to algorithmic smoothness. From deliberately imperfect typography to 'defiant' musical production to furniture that shows its joins, the imperfection itself becomes the aspirational signal. This inverts traditional luxury (polish, perfection) toward authenticity-as-flaw, where the visible cost of making is the product's credential.