The series of short films, Design For Life made in 2009 feature Philipe Starck in his quest to find a young designer to take on for a 6 month work placement. In episode 6 the final two novice designers are forced to design a product to meet the exacting standard of Philipe.
It is interesting to follow these two young designers as they are guided by professionals through the entire design process. From conception all the way through to a final product. As a young designer myself it is both interesting and reassuring to take note of how these people develop in such a short period of time.
It brings to light that there is no substitute for hard work and that if the initial concept is rubbish the best thing to do is to scrap it and start over. In my opinion I think that this is something people find difficult to do as they take it personally. As if this was undermining their skills which is not the case but rather one always has good and bad ideas. It's knowing which are worth pursuing that is difficult.
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