{"title":"Root Catalog \u003e Default Category \u003e Designers \u003e Philippe Starck","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is not easy to be brief about Philippe Starck’s achievements as a designer.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Paris in 1949, Starck was educated at the Ecole Comondo and in 1969 – along with Pierre Cardin – he formed a company specialising in the design of inflatable objects.[OPEN]\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt was in 1982 that he arrived on the international stage with his fabulous interior designs for Francois Mitterand’s private apartments. But it was his iconic \u003ca title=\"Alessi Juicy Salif PSJS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.design55online.co.uk\/alessi-juicy-salif-citrus-juicer.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003eAlessi Juicy Salif\u003c\/a\u003e which made Philippe Starck into a household name. While squeezing lemon over squid in a restaurant, Starck fused the two in a sketch – and a legend was born. Exhibited all over the world, adorning the covers of design textbooks, Starck has said of the J S that it was “not meant to squeeze lemons, but start conversations.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHis work has an immediate potency that mellows with reflection into different intellectual layers. He can be playful and even mischievous, but there is always a serious side too. One of his more recent designs is for a 400 Euro personal power-generating windmill – made from polycarbonate, and an heroic attempt to infuse ecology with style.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e Philippe has a unique take on making objects with a twist and this no more so than his \u003ca title=\"flos Gun Lamp AK47 by Philippe Starck\" href=\"http:\/\/www.design55online.co.uk\/philippe-starck-gun-lamp.html?\" target=\"_self\"\u003eiconic Flos gun lamps in gold\u003c\/a\u003e which is definitly a statement piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThere are still surprises to come from Starck. Check out his \u003ca title=\"Kartell Masters Chair\" href=\"http:\/\/www.design55online.co.uk\/kartell-masters-chair.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003eLouis Ghost Chair\u003c\/a\u003e,  \u003ca title=\"Kartell Masters chairs by Philippe Starck\" href=\"http:\/\/www.design55online.co.uk\/kartell-masters-chair.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003eKartell Masters chairs\u003c\/a\u003e  or the wickedly subversive Kartell Napoleon \u003ca title=\"gnome stool\" href=\"http:\/\/www.design55online.co.uk\/kartell-gnomes-table-2774.html\"\u003eGnome Stool\u003c\/a\u003e. Starck is a treasure: you don’t buy his stuff; you collect it.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMore recent updates from the legendary designer include the \u003ca title=\"kARTELL Masters bar stool by Philippe Starck\" href=\"http:\/\/www.design55online.co.uk\/kartell-masters-stool.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003eMasters bar stool\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e[CLOSE]\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/sanix-shopify-dev.myshopify.com\/collections\/philippe-starck-designs.oembed","provider":"Sanix Shopify","version":"1.0","type":"link"}