Who is Philippe Starck?

Inventor, creator, architect, designer, artistic director, Philippe Starck is certainly all of the above, but more than anything he is an honest man directly descended from the Renaissance artists. “My father was an aeronautical engineer. For me, that made invention a duty”.

How did Philippe Starck give beer its rightful nobility?

Fascinated by the feeling of drunkenness and the evasion it procures, Philippe Starck gave beer back its rightful nobility by producing what he doesn’t hesitate to call “liquid bread” with 1664 by Starck (2004).

What is Philippe Starck’s prefabricated accessible technological Homes project?

With the P.A.T.H. (Prefabricated Accessible Technological Homes) project, available since October 2014, Philippe Starck offers a new take on individual, hi-tech pre-fabricated houses destined for as many people as possible.

What makes Philippe Starck’s venues so special?

All of these venues have come alive under his direction. The same year Philippe Starck opened the Mori Venice Bar, a venue that has allowed him to share his passion for a fanciful Venice and its elegant gastronomy. Ever loyal to this love, he refurbished the space in 2010.

How did Philippe Starck revolutionise the hotel industry?

Ever since his first creations, Philippe Starck hasn’t stopped revolutionising the codes of the hotel world. From the 1980s onwards he made his mark on the hotel industry and those years saw a flamboyant revolution. Along with Ian Schrager, Starck offered a new approach and new codes to hotel conception starting with the Royalton in New York.

What inspired Philippe Starck’s designs?

Philippe Starck is influenced by many things, including the latest fashions and novelty items / toys. You could argue that many of his designs are inspired by natural, forms as he commonly uses organic or anthropomorphic shapes as the basis for his designs.