Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Philippe Starck

“My father was an aeronautical engineer. For me it was a duty to invent” – Philippe Starck


EXIN Magazine brings for you the journey of one of the best architects and interior designers that the world has ever seen — Philippe Starcke.
Philippe Starck is a French designer known for his works in interior, product, industrial and architectural designs including furniture and objects that have similar yet inventive structures.
The son of an aeronautical engineer, Starck’s initial designs brought him to the attention of renowned fashion designer Pierre Cardin who offered him a job as an artistic director of his publishing house.
Starck covers quite a wide range of fields, from interior design to chairs, from toothbrushes to electronic appliances, etc. In 1982, he designed the interior for former French president Francois Mitterrand’s apartment, and with that, there was no looking back. His most important furniture pieces are: Louis Ghost chair, Ero(S) chair, Bubble Club Sofa and Armchair, and La Boheme stool. As for interior designs, his works include The Peninsula Hong Kong, Café Costes in Paris and other fashionable restaurants, lounges and clubs.

Parallel to his career as an interior designer, Starck developed an international reputation on the basis of his wide range of industrial designs. Often displaying the same organic, fluid lines of his interiors, the varied products he designed on commission included boats for Beneteau, mineral water-bottles for Glacier, kitchen appliances —notably the Juicy Salif juicer— for Alessi, toothbrushes for Fluocaril, luggage for Samsonite, “Urban Fittings” for Decaux, office furniture for Vitra, televisions for Thomson Multimedia, watches for Fossil, eyeglasses for Alain Mikli, and the Optical Mouse for Microsoft. Starck’s populist vision for design was best achieved in such products, which were often sold at affordable price points and through mass-market venues.

Rejecting design simply for the sake of beauty or as a symbol of wealth, Starck hoped that his work would improve people’s lives by adding an element of humor and surprise to everyday acts such as brushing one’s teeth or cooking.

In order to embody the flamboyance and light-hearted personality of Starck into his work, he often featured in ads for his products.

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