Designer · France · b. 1949
Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck (b. 1949) – French designer and architect behind Café Costes, Royalton and Paramount hotel interiors; longtime Driade collaborator.
About the designer
- Lifetime
- b. 1949
- Country
- France
- Manufacturers
- Driade
Philippe Starck was born on 18 January 1949 in Paris and trained at École Nissim de Camondo. He founded his first company – producing inflatable objects – in 1968. His interiors for the Parisian clubs La Main Bleue (1976) and Les Bains-Douches (1978) brought him recognition, and in 1983–1984 he furnished the private apartments of President François Mitterrand at the Élysée Palace.
In 1984, he designed the interior of the Parisian Café Costes. Later came the Royalton (1988) and Paramount (1990) hotels in New York, and Delano in Miami (1995). He designed furniture and objects for many brands, including the Louis Ghost chair for Kartell (c. 2000), the Juicy Salif juicer for Alessi and the Broom chair for Emeco (2012). He worked with the Italian Driade for many years, and in 2007 it presented his work in the “Starckland” exhibition.
In 1997, he received the Excellence in Design Award from Harvard Graduate School of Design. His work is held in the collections of, among others, Centre Pompidou, MoMA and Vitra Design Museum.
Key designs
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Café Costes
Café interior; the Costes chair was produced by Driade.
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Royalton
Hotel interiors.
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Louis Ghost
Polycarbonate chair.
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Broom
Chair.
