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Originally from experience: an encounter. Philippe Starck, and David Edwards, founder of the Laboratory, Professor at Harvard University and inventor of the kitchen air. Their common point: the invention and exploration every day.
From this encounter is born WA | HH Quantum Sensations, a spray [...]
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Though 6 editors, Philippe Starck unveils his new creations:
Magis :
S.S.S.S (Sweet Stainless Steel Stool): "Miracles are still possible. When we designed S.S.S.S. and the Magis family said they shall produce it in stainless steel, I thought: impossible. They are magicians, and they did it. [...]
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Less and more : two words to describe this unidentified rolling object, designed by Starck and conceived by Volteis, a French brand whose philosophy and know-how pleased the designer.
Clearly, the V+ is an alternative, a first test to provide a light response, desirable, minimal for those [...]
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March 5 will be unveiled the new electric car designed by Starck and conceived by Volteis.
Unidentified rolling object, this car is an alternative for those looking to move correctly and differently.
“All the intelligence I love. Intelligence that combines the accuracy of the [...]
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During the second annual edition of Cyclab, Philippe Starck presented the final rendering of the “ideal city bike” with Alain Juppé, the Mayor of Bordeaux.
The new bike-scooters will revitalize the bike park and enhance the mobility of the local inhabitant, thanks to a new [...]
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From the first January 2013 on, more than 6 million users will have a new design for their Navigo pass.
Starck has dedicated his talent to offer Parisians a functional and elegant card that can be sustainable, in parma and silver.
"My goal was to ennoble this daily and special card so that [...]
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The Masters chair designed by Philippe Starck has already been sold at 100 000 copies into the world, in just six months, from July to December 2011.
The chair is a success and one of the best sales of Kartell.
The Masters is a tribute to the creator for three design icons : the "Series 7" by [...]
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First in a series of four models by Starck, LOG is a monobloc piece that reiterates this ethic of simplicity, an important principle for the creator : “tomorrow will be less”.
The LOG has a stamped steel handle cold, like a mineral that the blade root crack or tear appears [...]
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The new headphone ZIK Parrot by Starck was unveiled at CES, the great mass of electronics in Las Vegas where Zik won three awards :
Product of the Future, Popular Science
Best of CES, Tom’s hardware & Tom’s Guide
CES Hot Stuff Awards, Stuff Magazine
« This is certainly a [...]
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Indeed, people from Bordeaux are answering to an online questionnaire in order to define their ideal bicycle. Their response will inspire Philippe Starck to draw, without charge, the bicycle of the future.
The final design will be presented on February 10, in the presence of Alain Juppé [...]
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Philippe Starck and Kartell President, Claudio Luti, presented the Masters chair in the Sao Paulo flagship store.
The Masters is a powerful tribute to the three chair-symbols, re-read and re-interpreted by Starck.
The "Series 7" by Arne Jacobsen, the "Tulip Armchair" by Eero Saarinen and the [...]
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Philippe Starck presented the “Photo-Me by S+ARCK” photobooth at the Saatchi Gallery in London.
Resulting from the collaboration between the French creator and Photo-Me Group, the “Photo-Me by Starck” sets a new style and symbolises the classic and timeless [...]
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Philippe Starck realized a unique piece from the Louis Ghost chair for the project “Kartell loves Milano” in honor of the city of Milan and the legendary Scala.
45 different pieces were auctioned by Sotheby’s on October 25 in Milan.
All proceeds will go to Umberto [...]
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Philippe Starck redesigned the Kawasaki W800 with the help of Design Boxer, the following specifications in mind: to create a motorcycle inspired by Dirt Track, (a famous sport in the United States) which is simple, functional and elegant.
" A good motorcycle, it's the minimum: an engine, a [...]
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Philippe Starck pursues his ecological fight to protect the environment and call companies to relieve by integrating "ELISE" in offices. Philippe Starck redrew the basket Elise and looked for a sustainable and ecological material. It is the company Roquette in Lille which conceived this vegetal [...]
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On the 25th of May, 2011, Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quittlet were the guest of the Vogue and Dedon’s Event in Munich, for the presentation of the new collection, Play with Dedon.
“Play is always important. First because the difference between animals and us is the intelligence, and [...]
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Philippe Starck went to the International Furniture Fair in Milan to reveal several of his new creations, also signed in collaboration with Eugeni Quitllet.
At Driade
"At a time when television makes you stupid and the Internet makes you schizophrenic, it is worth recalling the virtues of [...]
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Philippe Starck was invited to New York on April 7th 2011 to announce the launch of he new creation, SensoWash, Duravit by Starck.
“SensoWash, he who is so charming, washes you, brushes you, cleans you, and dries you. We are always working on refining and refining. This is more magical [...]
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“With S+ARCK BY WARENDORF, we have rediscovered the essence, the origin, the primal function; we have rediscovered humanity.
We have rediscovered the content we had scattered to the winds of life.
We have kept only the fundamental parts. Taking each one separately, we have made them the [...]
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The Kahn Gallery celebrates its 2011 photography edition of ArtParis with the photo-booth “Photomaton” reinvented by Phlippe Starck. For the 75th anniversary of the famous photo-booths, Philippe Starck gave it a new life, both on the aesthetically and functionally side.
"Our life in [...]
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Bilbao Bizkaia B Awards Design Festival, invited Philippe Starck to be apart of the jury, and this enriching creative experience. The B Awards is an invitational design festival where students from the best universities around the world will be taking part in this creativity exchange. Basque and [...]
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For the ISH Fair in Frankfurt, Philippe Starck participated at the lauching of his new products during the Duravit Design Days, from 15th to the 19th of March 2011 in front of the International Press and retailers of the brands, who discovered the New Steam Shower “St’Trop” and [...]
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Ara and Philippe Starck renew the experience of a collaboration between father and daughter for Baccarat, creating a box “Jeu de Dames en Noir” brings together four black and white champagne flutes, imperially set up on a pedestal covered with silk printed after a drawing by Ara Starck. [...]
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Philippe Starck exhibits at the International Boat Fair of Paris, “Nautic” his vision of sport-catamaran, the ‘Hobie Cat H +’, and the ‘Tofinou’ sail boat.
The H + offers a boat with features, consistent with its brand value, which are devised "so that people [...]
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The “Photomaton” group called for Philippe Starck to wake the 75 year old beauty.
Result of close collaboration between Philippe Starck and branding, « Photomaton » offers a new youth both aesthetically and functionally. A timeless design, sleek lines and elegant, sober [...]
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Free unveiled its new ‘Freebox Revolution’ designed by Philippe Starck. The innovation consists of both the Freebox Player and Server. The ‘ FreeBox Revolution’ weaves its web in the digital home by offering a NAS drive, a Blu-Ray, a game pad and even a Freestore to download [...]
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The Encounter between l'Air du Temps and Philippe Starck… Is obvious, almost as if one recognizes the other. For, if Philippe Starck has never worked with the production of perfume before, it seems as if he’s worn l'Air du Temps for ever. This feminine piece transports us to a world of [...]
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Simple, Practical, Secure and Playfull
“Explore with creativity and passion, the elegance of the minimum, the elegance of intelligence, path traced by the unique genius of Hobie Alter” Ph.S
The Hobie Cat+ was created by the encounter between Philippe Starck and a business who has [...]
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For the exhibition "Tra le Briccole di Venezia"("Through the Docking Posts of Venice ") organized by Riva 1920, Philippe Starck transforms the "Briccole” of Venice, worn-down by the tides, in wooden plates.
“I’ve lived in Burano, these last 25 years.
Venice is far away,
The [...]
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Philippe Starck designs the Feuille d'Eau for all the people who signed The charter of the Porteurs d’eau, for the The France Libertés Foundation presided over by Danielle Mitterrand:
1) Water is not merchandise; water is a common good not only for humanity but for living.
2) To [...]
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This year, Philippe Starck introduced several new projects : The Play with Dedon outside furniture Collection, the Pipe witout armrest for Driade, different finishing for the armrest of the Mi Ming chair for Xo, and also a chest and night table for the Ghost Buster collection for Kartell, and [...]
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Philippe Starck participated at the Milan Furniture Fair in April 2009 by presenting several new designs:
At Kartell: “For years I kept looking for a good chest of drawers and a good night table for myself. I could never find them. To console myself, I did for Ghost Buster an evocation of [...]
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