The cheeky British architecture and design magazine Icon is calling for a recession to help out the overheated, over-indulgent design world. Can you guess what the second most noxious symptom is after "the cult of celebrity"?:
Designer furniture for childrenSweet, to the ramparts! [P.S.: Bring cardboard furniture and DIY Campana-esque stuffed animal chairs. And grapes and some Newman's Own or other organic snacks. And hats. There's not much shade on the ramparts.]
As the expanding design economy thrusts towards new markets, children have become the latest target. Between Habitat’s VIP kids range, which includes dolls designed by Yves Saint-Laurent, and Vitra’s diminutive version of the Panton chair, anyone would think kids care about such things. Do we really want image-conscious toddlers?
Why design needs a recession [icon-magazine.co.uk via bldgblog]
