Presentation on French Architect and Interior designer Philippe Starck.

1. Philippe Starck
“I’m always out to change things rethink them
and make them better.”

2. W.W.Stool, 1990
Juicy Salif, 1991

4. • Philippe Starck is one of the best-known
contemporary designers in the world.
• He has not only received public acclaim for his
amazing building interior designs but has also proved
to be an accomplished architect and product
designer.

5. • Philippe Starck was born in Paris on 18th January
1949.
• As a youngster he was already an enthusiastic
draughtsman, probably inspired by his father, who
worked as an aircraft designer.
• From the mid-sixties, Starck attended the Ecole
Nissim de Camondo in Paris, and he set up his first
company in 1968 to produce inflatable objects.
• In 1979 he founded the "Starck Product" company.

6. • As an interior designer he was responsible in 1982 for refurnishing the private
apartments in the Elysée Palace in Paris for President Mitterrand of France.
• In New York he was responsible for the interior design of the Royalton and Paramount
hotels (1988 and 1990), and played a leading part in the design of the Groningen
Museum in the Netherlands in 1991.
• He has also designed a number of office buildings as well as private dwelling houses
and apartment blocks.
• In Paris a whole street block, La Rue Starck, is going up to his designs (1991).

7. Aluminum and plastic pitcher
Boot prototype

8. • In the field of industrial design, he has been responsible for the creation of a wide
variety of objects including noodles for Panzani, boats for Beneteau, mineral-water
bottles for Glacier, kitchen appliances for Alessi, toothbrushes for Fluocaril, luggage
for Vuitton, "Urban Fittings" for Decaux, office furniture for Vitra, as well as vehicles,
computers, door-knobs, spectacle frames, etc.
• Starck´s work has brought him numerous prizes and awards.
• Objects designed by him can be seen on display in the collections of a number of
European and American museums.

9. • The items Starck designs become objects of adoration and desire.
• Although many of them are eventually mass-produced, they often remain akin to
artworks in their basic function.
• Starck has created his own style, which, although not uniform, remains highly
recognisable.
• Rather than sharing common forms, his designs share a metaphoric dimension that is
sometimes loaded with irony and parody.

10. Lazy Working Sofa, 1998

11. Motorcycle, 1995

12. Watches sold by Fossil

14. Paramount Hotel, NY

16. Ian Schrager Hotels

17. Cafe Costes, Paris