The latest in Boston-isn't-as-cool-as-NYC bullshit, from the Globe:

Philippe Starck, the international design superstar who once fashioned a baby bottle resembling a perfume dispenser for Target, has struck gold by selling condominiums in Manhattan and Miami Beach.
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But so far, Boston isn't buying what Starck is selling.

Marketing began almost a year ago, but buyers have agreed to purchase just six of the 26 condos Starck is designing at a former police station in the South End, said Stephen Chung, design principal for Urbanica Inc., the Boston development firm that is collaborating with Starck's London firm, Yoo Ltd.

So this "design superstar" goes from designing perfume bottles for Target to cushy condos in New York and Miami, and he thinks he can just pretense his way into the Boston market? Look, dude, Target is not cool, and by the looks of it neither are your condos, so get over it: Boston is not New York.

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