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Philippe Starck was born in Paris on 18th January 1949 the son of an aircraft designer, it is he who probably inspired the young Starck. Even at a very early age Starck showed enthusiasm for design. Starck lives and works in Paris. Starck.
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Philippe Starck was born in Paris on 18th January 1949 the son of an aircraft designer, it is he who probably inspired the young Starck. Even at a very early age Starck showed enthusiasm for design. Starck lives and works in Paris. Starck
Starck has an interesting, electric style. He first started designing furniture and household objects in the hope of reaching a wider, international audience. He started off his career as an interior decorator, working on the homes of VIP's such as francois Mitterand. He soon began designing buildings, café costes in Paris, as well as every day objects such as a toothbrush. His latest projects include “Le Bon” a chain of 16 restaurants. • In the field of design, he has been responsible for the creation of a wide variety of objects in the O.W.O. Series, noodles for Panzani, boats for Beneteau, mineral-water bottles for Glacier, kitchen appliances for Alessi, toothbrushes for Fluocaril, luggage for Vuitton, "Urban Fittings" for Decaux, office furniture for Vitra, as well as vehicles, computers, doorknobs, spectacle frames, etc. Starck´s work has brought him numerous prizes and awards.
SOME OF STARCKS ACCOMPLISMENTS • Below are just some of Starcks’ accomplishments. • 1965 Starck attended the Ecole Nissim de Camondo in Paris. • 1968 Starck set up his first company producing inflatable objects. • 1976 Starck fitted out the Paris night-club La Main Bleue. • 1978 Starck fitted out the Paris night club Les Bains-Douches. • 1979 Starck founded the "Starck Product" company. • 1982 Starck worked as an interior designer and refurbishing the private apartments in the Elysée Palace in Paris for President Mitterrand of France. • 1984 Starck designed the interior of the Café Costes in Paris. • 1985 Starck designed the interior of the Cafe, Manin in Tokyo. • 1987 Starck designed a number of private dwelling houses and apartment blocks, for example Lemoult in Paris. • 1988 Starck was responsible for the interior design of the Royalton in New York.
1989 ONWARD • 1989 Starck was responsible for designing the La Flamme building in Tokyo, commissioned by the Asahi brewery. • 1989 Starck designed commercial premises for the French cutlery company Laguiole. • 1990 Starck was responsible for designing the Nani Nani office building for Rikugo. • 1990 Starck was responsible for the interior design of the Paramount hotels in New York. • 1990 Starck designed the interior of the Cafe,Teatriz in Madrid. • 1991 He played a leading role in the design of the Groningen Museum in the Netherlands • 1991 Starck designed The Green Baron Office Block commissioned by Meisei in Osaka. • 1991 Starck Designed the Apartments, The Angle in Antwerp. • 1991 Starck responsible for the design of 18 rental apartment buildings in Los Angeles. • 1991 Starck also created the designs for a private house in Madrid. • 1991 Starck designed commercial premises for an organic products manufacturer near Bordeaux. • 1991 Starck designs a whole street block, La Rue Starck.
awards • Oscar du luminaire (France, 1980)Trois premiers prix au Neocon. Chicago (Etats-Unis,1986)Delta de Plaia. Barcelone (Espagne, 1986)Platinum Circle Award. Chicago (Etats-Unis, 1987)Grand prix national de la Création Industrielle (France, 1988)Trois prix pour les hôtels Royalton et Paramount de New York. (Etats-Unis, 1988/1990)Officier des Arts et des Lettres (France, 1985)Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen 1995:prix pour la salle de bains Duravit. (Allemagne,1995)Primero Internacional de Diseno Barcelona (Espagne, 1995)Harvard Excellence in Design award (Etats-Unis,1997)Commandeur 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 (Etats-Unis, 2001) Compasso d'Oro (Italie, 2001)Red Dot “best of the best award” (2001)IF Design award (2002)Observeur du design Etoile (2002)Observeur du design Etoile (2003)
‘I create things with which I surround myself, and which allow me to exist. When I stop producing, I will disappear.’
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