Philippe Starck

of modern industrial design and architecture.

He lives in seclusion on his own island, creates for

the world's leading brands and periodically makes creative revolutions. He has extensive experience in almost all areas of design and architecture. And whatever stark does, everything turns out to be stylish, functional, and with a touch of irony.

the atmosphere of design and art since childhood: his father

worked as an aircraft designer, and his mother was an artist. This had a strong influence on the further formation of Starck creative path.
Watching his father work, he mastered drawing tools and learned to create new ones from old things. Philip spent a lot of time disassembling bicycles and motorcycles into their component parts to understand how they are arranged and how they function. Later, the young man made new, unusual items from the received parts.

degree in interior Design in 1968, Philippe organized his first

design firm, which specializes in the design and production of inflatable objects and furniture.
In 1969, Philip designed an inflatable house similar to the Khan room. At Le Salon de l'enfance, the design was a great success. Then they started talking about Stark as a young and promising innovator.

immediately distinguished himself with two successful projects: the interiors of

the bar La Main Bleue in Montreuil (1976) and the legendary Parisian night club Les Bains (1978) in Dallas. Philip received great inspiration for his work after a two-year journey around the world..
Returning to his homeland in 1977, he opened the design firm "Stark Products", designing from household items, dishes to large-scale interiors and urban ensembles. In the late 70s, the name of stark became known to many. He began to collaborate with famous design brands: Kartell, Driade, Vitra, Drimmer, Alessi, Disform, etc.

democratic concepts, and a respect for history and ecology. Philip

admits that he is constantly influenced by current fashion, including toys and new gadgets. But no less important for its inspiration are the impressions from numerous trips.

Italian futurism. At the same time, the designer does not

strive for exclusivity and elitism. Its goal is to make the design as democratic and functional as possible: "an object must be useful before it can be beautiful.“

stark's creative thinking. He is not a fan of intense

decor and glamour. His work is simple and minimalistic, but it also has an incredible depth of meaning and philosophy: "everything I do is symbolic, and everything has meaning."

puts a bright note of surrealism and irony in his

creations. Games with materials and form noticeably predominate over the color palette. One of the designer's favorites is yellow. Stark is convinced that this Sunny shade can work wonders, filling the space with particles of happiness.

and devotes most of his time to it, designing home

accessories, tableware, furniture, baths, decorative items, etc. Many of his works are on display in art and design museums in the United States, England, and France. Among the designer's most famous creations is the world's first transparent polycarbonate chair, Louis Ghost for Kartell (2000). It became the best-selling designer chair in the world.

for Microsoft. It has a stylish streamlined shape, smooth silver

surface with illumination. Another hit of stark was a series of lamps Flos Guns with a stand in the form of a Golden machine gun or pistol. Critics immediately noted the political nature of this work.

international professional community and a huge number of consumers –

from the wealthiest strata of society to ordinary people. Things from stark are recognizable, attractive and loved. Its design is super-technological, inventive, witty, and ironic. Philippe Starck "playing" at things. "My job is to try to clean up the world and make life better.