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ART & DESIGN

“I like to open
the doors of the
human brain.”

Photos courtesy of Phillipe Starck.

PHILIPPE STARCK
INVENTOR | CREATOR | ARCHITECT
DESIGNER | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Philippe Starck is all of the above, but above all he is a man of
honesty, in the purest tradition of the Renaissance artists.

D espite his thousands of reduction, his love of ideas, his desire to
projects - completed or in defend the intelligence of usefulness - and the
the making - his global fame usefulness of intelligence - have accompanied
and his tireless protean one iconic creation after the other.
inventiveness, Philippe Starck has a mission From everyday products such as furniture
and a vision: creation, whatever shape it takes, and lemon squeezers, to revolutionary mega-
must make life better for the largest number yachts, micro wind turbines, electric cars, and
of people possible. Starck believes this highly hotels that aspire to be wondrous, stimulating
poetic, political, rebellious, benevolent, and intensely vibrant places, Starck never
pragmatic and subversive duty must be borne ceases to push the boundaries and criteria
by all and he resumes it with the humor that of contemporary design. His technological
has accompanied his approach since the miracles are vectors of democratic ecology,
earliest days: “No one is forced to be a genius, focused on action and a respect for the future
but everyone has to take part.” of both humans and nature.
After over three decades of creation, looking “Subversive, ethical, ecological,
His anticipatory concern for environmental to the other side of the stars and the horizon, political, fun: this is how I see
implications, his profound comprehension of Starck is now turning towards the future more my duty as a creator”
contemporary mutations, his enthusiasm for than ever, the destiny that brings us all together.
imagining new lifestyles, his determination - Philippe Starck.
to change the world, his devotion to a positive
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