Shopping Tips from Philippe Starck
Monday, December 22nd, 2008 at 1:55 pm 
By Ryan BrownWay behind on my posting – here’s a quick one that may be helpful for holiday shopping and/or holiday exchanging next week:
Last week there was a neat story in the LA Times about a shopping trip to discount store Big Lots with designer Philippe Starck:
Thrifty shopping with Philippe Starck
Lots of practical advice and examples of design on a tight budget, here’s a good quote:
“You must be very rigorous,” he says, sifting through discounted wares in search of the gems. “Try to find the essence, the most iconic or simple representation of a thing. Look for the bowl that looks most like a bowl. That means we must avoid colors and patterns, and everything that can be trendy.”
Share your ‘discount design’ tips in the comments!
via Dwell Blog.
