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Philippe
Starck
Philippe Starck is an internationally acclaimed
French creator, designer and architect. His profound
comprehension of contemporary mutations, his
determination to change the world, his anticipatory
concern for environmental implications, his love
of ideas, his desire to defend the intelligence of
usefulness–and the usefulness of intelligence–have
accompanied one iconic creation a¤er the other.
From everyday products, such as furniture and lemon
squeezers, to revolutionary mega-yachts, individual
windmills, electric bikes or hotels and restaurants,
his creations aspire to be wondrous, stimulating and
intensely vibrant.
This untiring and rebellious citizen of the world, who
considers it his duty to share his ethical and subversive
vision of a fairer planet, creates unconventional
places and objects whose purposes are to be “good”
before being beautiful. Philippe Starck and his wife,
Jasmine, mostly live on an airplane or in “middles of
nowhere”.
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