Philippe Starck, a French architect and designer, has signed such undisputed successful projects as the Juicy Salif juicer and Steve Jobs’ yacht.
Starck is a pioneer in the design world, as irreverent as any creative enfant terrible, he is among the world’s best known contemporary designers. He defines his role as “Subversive, ethical, ecological, political, humorous” providing a clear key to each of his projects.
He has designed for some of the most important brands, from Cassina to Flos, his creativity has led him to explore different areas of design without ever losing the ability to decline a recognizable style into objects with measurable success, made up of sales and best sellers.
Philippe Starck through design does not limit himself to a formal discourse: every project beyond its form must be useful and must improve the lives of as many people as possible.
Imagining new lifestyles and designing objects that fit well into these pictures of ordinary or extraordinary everyday life, Philippe Starck from the juicer useful in every home to the revolutionary yacht speaks a definite language, that of contemporary design.
Philippe Starck designed architectural works and hotels that stimulate the senses but as a designer he had the ability to design real icons, two examples being the Archimoon Soft table lamp for Flos and the Ghost chair for Kartell.
Starck hardly fits into the conventional categories that help define a designer; his strength remains for each project his ability to find the right solutions to all or one’s problems, true to the style that has turned him into a leading exponent of contemporary design.
With the juicer designed by Philippe Stark or in the yacht for Steve Jobs it will be hard not to recognize his signature.
