Philippe Patrick Starck born January 18, 1949, Paris, is a French Product designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style. His designs range from spectacular interior designs to chairs and even houses.
He was educated in Paris at Ecole Nissim de Camondo and in 1968, he founded his first design firm, which specialized in inflatable objects. In 1969, he became art director of his firm along with Pierre Cardin. Starck's career started to climb in earnest in 1982 when he designed the interior for the private apartments of the French President Francois Mitterrand. Starck has worked independently as an interior designer and as a product designer since 1975. His most recent notable designs include an optical mouse for Microsoft, yachts, and even new packaging for a beer company. He was commissioned to design the Virgin Galactic "spaceport" in New Mexico. As for Starck's furniture designs, he is famous many designs which are made from polycarbonate plastic. World famous products he has designed include the transparent Louis Ghost chair, Ero|S| chair, Bubble Club sofa, and La Boheme stool. He has most notably been involved in the relaunch of the World War II-era Navy Chair in the U.S., designing a classic furniture collection around it. Our modern reproductions of Phillipe Starck's furniture are a tribute to Phillipe Starck's beautiful and timeless designs.
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