March 28, 2008
Design is dead.

Philippe Starck, during what I hope was a momentary crisis, caused by the utter exhaustion of being one of the mega-design-superstars of the world.

Ahhh, Philippe, mon chéri. You and Karim Rashid have always been my post.modern faves, but now you tell me that “Design is dead?” I still adore you and your sheer wackiness [even after suffering horrendous food poisoning from your gorgeous Bon in Paris] and I can see your point about materiality, but design being dead? mais sérieusement, mon ami, this time you’re really nutz.