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9 unusual facts about Philippe Starck


Asahi Breweries

Asahi Breweries' headquarters in Tokyo were designed by French designer Philippe Starck.

Commune by the Great Wall

The Commune has furniture and other interior decorations from such distinguished designers as Serge Mouille, Thierry Hoppe, Von Robinson, Philippe Starck, Alex Strub, Claudio Colucci, Ross Menuez, Kaname Okajima, Jonas Damon, Karim Rashid, Matthew Hilton, Marc Newson, and Michael Young.

Emeco 1006

Nonetheless, the Emeco 1006 has become an icon of American design, appearing regularly in design magazines, fashion layouts and television series such as Sex and the City and House M.D. In the 2000s, the chair was the basis of a new line of aluminum furniture designed by French designer Philippe Starck.

Emotional Design

The front cover of Emotional Design showcases Philippe Starck's Juicy Salif, an icon of industrial design that Norman heralds as an "item of seduction" and the manifestation of his thesis.

Groninger Museum

The current modernist building consists of three main pavilions, each designed by one of the architects Philippe Starck, Alessandro Mendini, Coop Himmelb(l)au, and was completed in 1994.

Lemon squeezer

Perhaps the most famous example of this is the Juicy Salif, designed by Philippe Starck in 1990.

Panel Histoire de Paris

The "Histoire de Paris" plaques (sometimes called Starck Oars because of their shape and their designer, Philippe Starck) are information plaques scattered throughout the City in front of various Parisian monuments.

Rick Squillante

Designed by Philippe Starck and financed by Dallas businessman Blake Woodall, the club's investors included music star Stevie Nicks, who performed on opening night along with Grace Jones on Memorial Day weekend of 1984.

Wayfair

Products sold at AllModern are from many top designer companies, including Missoni, Herman Miller, Knoll, Philippe Starck, Vitra, and Steelcase.


Duravit

Duravit is notable for having employed prominent designers such as Philippe Starck, Sieger Design, EOOS, Phoenix Design, Frank Huster, Sergei Tchoban and Matteo Thun for its product lines.

LaCie

In Paris, France, électronique d2 began to make a name for itself as early as 1991 by hiring designers like Philippe Starck and Neil Poulton.

Richard Hutten

Philippe Starck used some of Huttens designs for the interiors of the Delano Hotel Miami and the Mondrian Hotel Los Angeles.


see also

Puerto Madero

Puerto Madero has been redeveloped with international flair, drawing interest from renown architects such as Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, César Pelli, Alan Faena, Philippe Starck among others.