... Their replacement, the enfant terrible of contemporary French design Philippe Starck however failed to match the old Finnish master; too often Philippe Starck strove forward with fairly predictable and poorly considered approaches. Eero Saarinen was able to make use of the gaps ... Eero Saarinen was able to make use of the gaps produced by Philippe Starck to good effect scoring with his Tulip Chair and a pedestal table for a thoroughly deserved 2:0 victory The...
... But know that in doing so we're opening a large can of worms. Is every new Philippe Starck product really necessary? When company A, B or C hire Patricia Urquiola to design a new sideboard - do they really need the sideboard, or Patricia Urquiola as a designer in their portfolio? In a...
... Aside from fighting Jedis and terrifying young children, Kartell will launch new products by, among others, Tokujin Yoshioka, Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quitllet, Piero Lissoni and Ferruccio Laviani. We'll be taking the night vision goggles and you can read our impressions of Kartell's...
... Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are always among the most active designers in Milan; some years they even mange to make Philippe Starck appear like a tired old man. For Milan 2010 Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are presenting new products for Established and Sons, Venini, Bitossi and Magis. ...
... The curious thing is - it works. That however may just be due to the number of ironic bad taste hotel, spa and casino ensembles that Philippe Starck has organised of late. And not just lamps, Kartell seating pops ups up fairly frequently as well. Sadly we've not seen as many from the...
... A trend which they have continued through co-operations with designers such as Konstantin Grcic, Patrick Jouin or Philippe Starck. And so today just as the mix of domestic and foreign players have helped Manchester United or Liverpool achieve global success, so has the combination of Italian...
... The work of Charles and Ray Eames, Jasper Morrison, Philippe Starck or Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec wonderfully reflects what can be achieved with the minimum of fuss and unnecessary cleverness. And so for our contribution to World Usability Day 2009 here are the 10 Design Principles from...
... If it doesn't have a visual presence. That would make no sense. Which is probably why it took Philippe Starck to come up with the "Ghost" range of chairs and stools for Kartell. Very few other designers could create a range of chairs that regularly vanish in the light. Starck's ... With his Louis Ghost, Victoria Ghost and Charles Ghost for Kartell, Philippe Starck is playing with the "ghosts" of long since dead design styles. Awakening the past in a modern setting...
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Philippe Starck (*1949 in Paris, France) studied at the private academy École Nissim de Camondo in
Paris. During the early 1970s he worked for a short time as art director at Pierre Cardin, before
establishing his own firm for interior architecture and product design. This step marked the
beginning of a highly successful career in both fields: due at least in part to his mastery of
self-presentation, Starck has become an internationally renowned "star designer" with
an overwhelming number of projects and products. In terms of furniture, Philippe Starck's most
important designs have been realized together with the Italian manufacturer Kartell, for all his
plastic chairs such as Louis Ghost and La Marie or his Bubble Club Sofa and Armchair. However he
regularly works with other manufacturers and, for example, in conjunction with Vitra developed
his wonderfully free flowing Baobab desk; the inspiration for which allegedly, is the shape of
the seed of the Baobab, or Upside-done tree. Philippe Starck currently divides his time between
Paris, New York, London and Burano.
