Philippe Starck

Design Style

• Contemporary
• Imaginative
• Influential
• He created Witty Reinterpretations of Everyday Objects
• Unpredictable - Can't predict what idea he will come up with next
• Undefinable
• Clean Sleek Lines
• Organic Shapes
• He used a combination of materials that are: Practical, Beautiful and Unexpected
• No Fear of Form or Colour
• Daring
• Humorous
• Aren't always considered functional but his designs are always desired because of the statement they make
• Used new and existing methods of manufacture and design to make new interesting designs
• He turned exsisting designs on there heads and took them out of the comfortable context
• Overdesigned
• His Designs are always recognisable even though he doesn't have a recognisable style

Why is he influential?

• "There is no limit to what can be redesigned"
• Confident approach and he brought a fun,why not, can do attitude to the design world
• He forced other designers to see objects the way he sees them and promoted that honesty and integraty should be the core of design
• He saw that design should not be just to make "throw away" products that only last whilst there in fashion and that products should be designed to last
• He pursuaded other designers that designers need to be honest and attempt to create timeless designs and look far into the future.