Pretty sad news about the Designers Republic. Apparently the company has folded (in its current state at least) due to a perfect storm of bad events. Ian Anderson says that he’ll resurrect the brand in some form, but I’ve got to say I’m seriously depressed to hear the news. For those that don’t know, the design house essentially invented “modern” design (that is, a ton of what we’ve seen since the mid-90’s), and the rave years wouldn’t have looked the same without them. Should be interesting to see what happens next, but I also feel like this is likely the natural order of things — most artists don’t go on doing groundbreaking work or stay as cutting edge as they were when they started. Why should it be any different when it comes to design? Well, we’ll always have 1994.