Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck is a French designer known since the start of his career in the 1980s for his interior, product, industrial and architectural design including furniture and objects that have simple but inventive structures...
light civilization design
In our civilization, there are permanent forms which are part of every epoch and every culture. They are not especially difficult to detect. A minimal knowledge of physics, astrophysics, and perhaps mathematics, brings to light certain patterns that make these subjects easier to understand. It is striking to see the extreme similarity between these scientific propositions and the forms that recur in all times, places and civilizations.
design genius monk
I'm not a god, I'm not a genius, I'm not a monk, I make non-design for non-consumers. I don't know if I do exist.
designer trainers coaches
In future there will be no more designers. The designers of the future will be the personal coach, the gym trainer, the diet consultant,
design doe interest
Design does not really interest me
design tools tribes
Design is a tool to help the tribe.
humorous political designer
Subversive, ethical, ecological, political, humorous ... this is how I see my duty as a designer.
luxury design quality
For me, luxury is intelligence and quality. I don't see a lot of intelligence and quality in luxury when it's used to make fast, big money.
expression design form
Design is a dreadful form of expression
ideas design vision
My idea is to bring happiness, respect, vision. poetry, surrealism and magic [to design].
colors evening open speak spend
And you spend your evening in your color. The idea is to take things which open (your) mind, that speak to you -- the colors speak to you.
anybody gleam nobody time
Every time I do a project, I always look around and see if (there's) anybody else out there who's exciting. And I go see everyone, but nobody has that little gleam in the eye.
corridor sort suddenly walk
(It's) sort of long corridor that you walk and suddenly you are green,
organic-food
For the organic food, the less it's designed, the better it is
humble successful simple
Despite its simple and humble design, Zik is certainly today one of our most successful products in terms of intuitive ergonomics.