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Monday, June 27, 2011

Philippe Starck explains why he designs

Philippe Starck is profoundly philosophical...and funny...in this monologue about why he designs. Enjoy!

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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Dec 4, 2007

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In the store: Philippe Starck chairs

Philippe Starck (1949- ) was born in Paris and attended the École Nissim de Camondo there. In 1969 he became art director for Pierre Cardin. In the 1970s he began to design interiors for bars and clubs. In 1982 his career got a boost when he was chosen by French president François Mitterand to refurbish his apartments in the Elysée Palace. In 1984 he gained worldwide fame designing for Café Costes in Paris.

In 1985 he established the furniture-making firm XO with Gerard Mialet. Some of his most popular pieces of furniture are the Costes chair, the Von Vogelsang chair and the Lord Yo chair, all for Driade, as well as the W. W. Stool for Vitra, the Prince Aha stool and the Ghost chair, both for Kartell.

Starck has also designed all sorts of housewares, from toothbrushes to toilet brushes. Two of his most famous designs are the Juicy Salif lemon squeeqer and the Hot Bertaa kettle.

When Philippe Starck was given the 2004 Lucky Strike Designer Award by the Raymond Loewy Foundation for his life's work, the jury justified their choice as follows: "Philippe Starck is probably the most unusual, quirkiest, and most exciting designer of the past twenty years and is likely to be for decades to come."

From kettererkunst.com