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Palace. But regardless
of whether his client
is a president of
a country or a kooky
discotheque owner,
Starck has always
gone about his business
the same way,
which is approaching
it like a game that always
resulted in a new
piece of work that
is filled with paradoxes
and challenges.
Thanks
to his broadness
and approach, he
may be considered a “spiritual father”
of the today’s world of de- sign that is accessible
and recognizable to everyone. Even those who are
completely ignorant know about him, or about his spider-like
Juicy Salif for Alessi, or about at least some of the
famous objects he created during his thirty-year career.
And there is so much to choose from: Starck has his signature
on Alain Mikli glasses, Panzani pasta, packaging for
Sea Colli olive oil, Louis Vutton briefcases, Samsonite luggage
bags, Duravit washbasins, Wolford clothes, Aprilia
scooters, but also mega-yachts. Just like Rashid, Starck
also stands by his labour spirit: - I somewhat feel like Robin
Hood. I design a 300-million-dollar yacht, and after that I
create a children’s bottle that will cost two dollars. I work
for those who are rich enough to finance my researches,
and then I apply the results of those researches on things
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Philippe Starck osmislio je interijer hotela Sanderson u
Londonu / Philippe Starck is the author of the Sanderson
hotel in London
that are aimed at everybody. I want to make the world
a slightly better place for my tribe – the “eternal child”
within Starck says.
Morrison’s Tramcar
Elegant and well-measured in his creations, English designer
Jasper Morrison attained in getting an untouchable
status among connoisseurs, but never succeeded
in reaching the widely beloved “star” like Marc Newson
or Rashid. Instead of a “screaming” design, Morrison is
a fan of practical and timeless forms (he claims to be a
designer of concepts, not objects) and that makes him
a distinguished figure in his generation. He was originally
launched by Vitra, only to be recognized by many others,
which resulted in working with Cappellini, Alessi and
many other renowned companies. However, his career is
also marked by several escapades: for example, the City
of Hannover hired him to design their new city tramcar,
while Samsung recently presented a mobile-telephone
model and a refrigerator signed by Jasper Morrison.
Clearly inspired by electrical devices, Morrison once designed
a printer for Olivetti, as well as an entire collection
of household appliances for Rowenta.
From Strainers to Airplanes
The inside of the Falcon airplane, Samsonite travel bags,
Nike tennis shoes, Tefal’s frying pan, Vidal Sassoon blowdryers,
Dom Perignon ice dish, Biomega bicycle, Arpege
Lanvin sunglasses, restaurants, record studios… That is a
small section of a long list of creations by Marc Newson,
an Australian genius and one of the most influential people
in today’s design, and it must be said that he educated
himself to be a sculptor and jeweller. The first Newson’s