Which Designer Do You Actually Want To Do A Phone?

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 23rd 2005 at 12:12AM

Engadget has pictures of the terribly tacky (though Swarovksi crystal-free) Anna Sui phone that was just announced. Like the Diane Von Furstenberg phone it's an arrangement with Samsung. The phone which sells for $299 with a two year service agreement with T-Mobile (home of Paris Hilton's hacked Sidekick), also comes with a carrying case, phone charm, screensaver, and "Rouge S" lipgloss. Engadget asked how long until Prada gives us a cell phone? It does beg the question of which designer you'd most like to have design a phone. Wired tackled the same question and found that cellphone users would definitely be interested in a phone by their favorite designer if it had the right functionality. I think I'd like to see what a Helmut Lang phone would look like or maybe an Lagerfeld phone. Basically, any designer with a little restraint and an understanding of technology would a great change from these fashion Barbie gadgets.