The genius of Philippe Starck
The icon of the design world, Philippe Starck has been producing and realising ideas as long as he can remember.
Whenever we discover an object or a place designed by Philippe Starck, we enter a world of wall-to-wall imagination, surprises and fabulous fantasy. For more than three decades, this unique and multifarious creator, designer and architect has been a part of our daily lives by creating unconventional objects, whose purpose is to be "good" before being beautiful.
Through Philippe Starck’s concept of 'democratic design' – increase the quality objects at lower prices so that more people can enjoy the best – he was a lone voice at a time when design was turned exclusively towards an elite.
Philippe Starck believed in the green long before ecology became fashionable, out of respect for the planet's future. He recently developed the revolutionary concept of 'democratic ecology' by creating affordable wind turbines for the home, soon to be followed by solar-powered boats and hydrogen cars.
The principle of reduction
Philippe Starck is a designer who goes for extremes. And completely in line with the Starck philosophy of reduction and minimalism, bathroom design is completely free of frills and inessential detail. Such surroundings make for a purist but appealing bathroom environment.
The thousands of projects - complete or forthcoming - his global fame and tireless protean inventiveness should never distract from Philippe Starck’s fundamental vision: Creation, whatever form it takes, must improve the lives of as many people as possible.
The art of minimalism
Less is more: This basic rule of good design also applies to bathrooms. Reduced in form and simple and intuitive in function - a bathroom can be a relief for sore eyes. Forms as clear as water: authentic and unique.
Innovation in luxury bathrooms
The simple, natural, fundamental elements of life. With his range, Philippe Starck achieved just that… and almost immediately wrote bathroom history. Philippe Starck takes the bathroom back to the beginnings of hygiene, body care and wellness in addition to the evolution of the bathroom, with furniture that is unmistakably descendants of their historic predecessors – the bucket, tub and washbowl – even though they have been completely reinterpreted. It’s great to know that something good doesn’t have to be “optimized”:
His precocious awareness of ecological implications, his enthusiasm for imagining new lifestyles, his determination to change the world, his love of ideas, his concern with defending the intelligence of usefulness – and the usefulness of intelligence – has taken him from iconic creation to iconic creation. He never stops pushing the limits and criteria of contemporary design.
The trend is towards simplicity
Louder and louder. Brighter and brighter. Faster and faster. Our modern way of life takes its toll. And it is therefore no wonder that we yearn for peace, relaxation and simplicity. And for ideas which imbue us with new energy. This yearning is also apparent in bathroom architecture.
Design, function and fun
Heaps of fun - proof that a designer bathroom with unique avant-garde styles can come in joyful colours - a bathroom that rolls form, function and fun into one delightful setting.
A touch of exclusivity
The simpler the design, the more diverse the possibilities. Clear forms, top quality materials and lots of white and anthracite lend any bathroom more than a nuance of exclusivity.
Inventor, creator, architect, designer, artistic director, Philippe Starck is certainly all of the above, but more than anything else he is an honest man directly descended from the Renaissance artists.