On college assignments,

I've been tasked to do a research report on a designer of my choosing for Studio Practice 3: Furniture. After much browsing around via Wikipedia first and then the net, I narrowed the list down to Marcel Wanders. I would've loved to do one on Phillipe Starck but so would everyone else. Other than Wanders, Maarten Baas and Eero Aarnio was also under consideration.

The thing about browsing for information on a designer that catches your eye is that as you progress with the information, your like for that designer increases exponentially, though since he's a Dutch, he's not as beautifully witty as the Britons. I wish he were though because his interviews are dry.

He's was quoted as the next Phillipe Starck BY Mr. Starck himself and has collaborated with several famous brands around the world, designing everything from wallpaper to appliances. A truly talented multidisciplinary designer.

I think multidisciplinary is the life of anyone controlled by their right brain, though. Myself, for example, I write, bake, draw, design and everything else in between. I may not do everything very well (I suck at drawing) but with more practice, it should get better. Should.

Also, Marcel Wanders is very good looking for a 40-plus year old man.