Famous Designers
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this is a biographic case study on two famous designers. Ross Lovegrove and Philippe Starck and the furniture company Cassina
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Famous Designers
- 1. STUDIO III CASE STUDY Done BY Azra Maliha 201420058 Al Ghurair University, Dubai Academic City
- 2. ROSS LOVEGROVE Graduated from Manchester Polytechnic 1st class BA Hons Industrial Design in 1980 Master of Design of Royal College of Art, London in 1983
- 3. CAREER Ross began his professional career with industrial design studios in London and Stuttgart. Later he moved to Paris, where he became the author of office system Alessandri, which was highly successful. His other office projects are still under production. He has completed many projects with different companies in product and furniture designing. He worked as a designer for projects for Sony, Apple, etc. He is awarded with numerous international awards and his works are internationally exhibited. His works were recently shown in a solo exhibition, “ Ross Lovegrove – Design” at the Danish Museum of Decorative Arts in Copenhagen.
- 4. Florensis Hu Artemide Concept Car by Ross Lovegrove
- 5. PHILOSOPHY Ross Lovegrove is a designer who turns the regular three dimensional world around us into a new level. His designs are inspired from the logic and beauty of nature. His creations are a harmony of three things, technology, material science and organic forms. In all of his works, from vehicles to architectural designs, there is always a touch of nature and humanly resourceful approach. According to him, organic design is not copying nature or being just inspired, it is rather the application of natural processes which existed ages before human started designing. Lovegrove pushed the boundary of modern and contemporary designs by incorporating ancient and organic touches, resulting in his most iconic designs. He emphasis more on the knowledge of evolution and history than being limited only within the boundaries of contemporary designs.
- 6. Spiral staircase, inspired from DNA strands A creation based on cell model of human bone structure Kenzo perfume bottle, inspired by flints. CELLULAR AUTOMATA
- 8. According to Ross, architects are the key figures when it comes to combine function and aesthetics when for a huge project. They should have the urge to develop the quality, visual perception and materials of the project. A final thought from Lovegrove, “ If you want a timeless idea, think about the heart of a design.”
- 9. PHILIPPE STARCK Born in Paris 1949 Graduated from Ecole Missim de Camondo in 1967 Founded his first firm in 1968
- 10. CAREER Starck is a French designer, son of a aircraft engineer, who is known for his wide varieties of designs from interior design to household objects, watches, boats and even architecture projects. His first farm produced inflatable objects. He designed a number of famous projects, like the interior of Elysee Palace apartments, Café Costes, control tower at Bordeaux Airport, etc. For the past three decades, Starch have been designing hotels worldwide; Royalton, Dilano, Mondrian, Sanderson, Clift, etc. he turned in designing luxury hotels since 2008 to democratize quality designer hotels, such as Paramount hotel in New York costing $100/night. His works are also seen in European and American museums. He is the first designer to participate in the TED talks ( technology, entertainment and design).
- 12. PHILOSOPHY Philippe Starck came up with a concept called “democratic design”, the aim of which is to introduce quality products for different levels of people in the social hierarchy. He executed this approach by increasing production quantities and using mail orders via Les 3 Suisses. He also economized the cost for public by starting his plastic-furniture line with Kertelll and other projects with different brands. Alessie’s ‘juicy salif’ lemon squeezer, Zikmu speakers, Starckeyes glasses by Mikli, bathroom fittings, Marie Coquine lamp for Baccarat are few of his ways to reach the people who are not only among the upper tiers. With Starck’s concerns for the environment, he created the Good Goods catalogue with La Redoute. He also gives emphasis on high technology and human intelligence. His recent creations are his organic food company named AOA, electric car, pibal bike, chairs, etc. many of his designs also carry political messages.
- 13. Smart radiator valves that allows the house owners to change temperature of each room, using their voice command Cellar for a Bordeaux wine estate, designed to look like a “raw blade plunged in the terroir” First flagship store for a customizable furniture brand TOG, which is designed to allow creatives to work at
- 14. The Ghost Chair, designed for Kartell
- 15. Creativity and innovations of Starck was appreciated by many cultural, public and educational organizations. Each of his creations infiltrate by his imagination. His artistic perspective provides people with aesthetical and quality products. Philippe says: “I don’t design apartments, I help people to design them”.
- 16. “Amedeo Cassina”, created by the two brothers Cezare and Umberto Cassina in 1927, Northern Italy Products : Furniture Recent Owner: Poltrona Frau Group
- 18. Cassina produces tables, sofas, chairs, containers, beds, and other forms of furnitures collaborating with the most famous Italian designers. Cassina has been the first company to take a step on research and innovations of important architects and designers to create new forms of furnitures. The company’s goal was to translate their insights and visions to reality, which is still a feature which separates Cassina from other companies. The company is part of Poltrona Frau Group since 2005, after which the long traditional craftsmanship met the original technological attitude. There is a long list of designers designing for Cassina in two different fields, I MAESTRI and I CONTEMPORANEI. At the beginning, in 1927, the company only focused on wood working and then gradually expanded towards modern furnitures. The company’s collaboration with numerous other designers and companies gave it a huge success to be one of the leading designer furniture companies.