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Philippe Starck

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Born	January 18 1949 (1949-01-18) (age 59) Paris, France
Occupation	designer

Philippe Patrick Starck (born January 18, 1949) is a well-known French designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style. His designs range from spectacular interior designs to mass produced consumer goods such as toothbrushes, chairs, and even houses. He was educated in Paris at École Nissim de Camondo and in 1968, he founded his first design firm, which specialized in inflatable objects. In 1969, he became art director of his firm along with Pierre Cardin.

1 Career
2 Design
3 Works
4 See also
5 Awards
6 Personal life
7 Cultural influence
8 References
9 External links

Career

alarm clock Telefunken ca. 1995, Design Ph. Starck

Starck's career started to climb in earnest in 1982 when he designed the interior for the private apartments of the French President François Mitterrand. After this date, more and more works appeared on his CV. Starck has worked independently as an interior designer and as a product designer since 1975. Most notably, in 2002 [1], he created a number of relatively inexpensive product designs for the large American retailer Target Stores. His most recent notable designs include an optical mouse for Microsoft, yachts, and even new packaging for a beer company. He was commissioned to design the Virgin Galactic "spaceport" in New Mexico [2] (Foster and Partners are its architects [3]).

Design

Aprilia Moto 6.5 designed by Starck

Unlike most other New Design artists, Starck's work does not concentrate on the creation of provocative and expensive single pieces. Instead, his product designs are of usable household items which Starck himself helps to market for mass production. His products and furnishings are often stylized, streamlined and organic in their look and are also constructed using unusual combinations of materials (such as glass and stone, plastic and aluminum, plush fabric and chrome, etc.).

Products

Two of Starck's designs include stylized toothbrushes (1989) and a sleek juicer dubbed the Juicy Salif created for Alessi in 1990. The Juicy Salif, in fact, has since become an affordable and popular cult item.

Furnishings

Regarding Starck's furniture designs, he has also been involved in the relaunch of the World War II-era Navy Chair in the U.S., designing a classic furniture collection around it.

Restaurant interiors

Among his interior designs for restaurants, Starck design the Felix restaurant-bar at the The Peninsula Hong Kong, a classic hotel facing the Hong Kong harbour on the Kowloon side. This design, located on the 28th floor, is known for several design features including the men's washroom, which features urinals facing glass, and a spectacular view of the Kowloon cityscape. ^[1]^[2] An earlier design by Starck, now world famous, was for the Café Costes in Paris (1984).

Hotel interiors

In 1988, Starck was commissioned by famed nightclub impresario Ian Schrager, former co-owner of Studio 54, to refit the Royalton Hotel ^[3] on New York’s East 44th Street. It was a design moment that has since changed the hotel industry; boutique hotels, where design is an important factor, became the industry buzz. However the Schrager hotels are also known for their celebrity and publicity orientations that attract attention to the hotels. The Starck-Schrager design hotel partnerships continued in New York at the Paramount hotel, and then spread to Miami with the opening of the Delano Hotel^[4] in South Beach in 1995, to Los Angeles with the Mondrian Hotel in December 1996 ^[5]^[6], to London with both the St. Martins Lane hotel in 1999^[7]^[8] and the Sanderson hotel in 2000,^[9] to San Francisco and the Clift hotel, and finally back to New York with the Hudson hotel, with what is described as "Cheap Chic".^[10] The look and feel of Starck-Schrager hotels has been highly influential, including the approaches at Starwood’s W hotels. Starck also designed Jia - the first Philippe Starck-designed boutique hotel in Asia.

Works

Asahi Breweries headquarters building with the "Asahi Flame" (1989)

Awards

Oscar de luminaire (Paris, 1980)
Trois premièrs prix au Neocon (Chicago, 1986)
Delta de Plaia (Barcelona, 1986)
Platinum Circle Award (Chicago, 1987)
Grand Prix National de la Création Industrielle (France, 1988)
Troix Prix pour les hotêls Royalton et Paramount de New York (U.S., 1988/1990)
Officier des Arts et des Lettres (France, 1995)
Design Zentrum NordRhein-Westfallen (Germany, 1995)
Premio Internacional de Diseño (Barcelona, 1995)
Harvard Excellence in Design Award (U.S., 1997)
Commandant de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France, 1998)
Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (France, 2000)
Pratt Institute Black Alumni Award (U.S., 2001)
Compasso d'Oro (Italy, 2001)
Red Dot Best of the Best Award (2001)
IF Design Award (2002)
Observeur de Design d'Etoile (2002)

Personal life

Starck lives in four different cities: Paris for public relations; New York, where he does most of his technical work; Burano (Italy), where he also works; and London. As of 2007, Starck had four children from three marriages.^[11]

Cultural influence

The Montreal-based electro-pop band Koo Starck named themselves after a hybrid of Koo Stark and Philippe Starck, claiming their inspiration as "industrial design, soft porn, and royal scandal."

References

^ Online source. 'Photos of the urinals at the Felix'. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
^ Peninsula Hotel website, Felix restaurant webpage. 'Interior view of Felix restaurant, with view across harbor of Hong Kong Island'. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
^ Hotel website (showing designs). 'Royalton hotel, New York'. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
^ Hotel website (showing designs). 'Delano hotel, Miami, USA'. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
^ Hotel website (showing designs). 'Mondrian hotel, Los Angeles'. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
^ Interior Design. 'Philippe Starck's renovation of the Mondrian brings a fresh definition of glamour to Los Angeles', March 1997. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
^ Hotel website (showing designs). 'St Martins Lane hotel, London, UK'. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
^ Caroline Roux. Blueprint. 'It's showtime', October 1999. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
^ Rebecca Letty. The Sunday Times. 'Staying power', 23 April 2000. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
^ Hotel website (showing designs). 'Hudson hotel, New York'. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
^ Rebecca Lowthorpe. The Independent. 'Interview: Philippe Starck - Leading light, 2 June 2002. Retrieved 8 December 2008.