244 MyWorld
- Description
- Designer Bio
A system for the living area
that is both comfortable and functional, featuring a simple and relaxing style,
designed to be both a haven of comfort and a place where one can be “always
on”. A challenge that was both structural and aesthetic: to translate the needs
and habits of a constantly evolving world where work and leisure-time are
central experiences, requiring the pieces to have multiple functions and
meanings. My World is a unique and functional solution that can be customised
to one’s personal requirements, whether private, social, or professional. Its
independent spirit is composed of various elements that can be grouped
together, four-square on the floor, and can be complemented by a range of
accessories designed to enhance comfort and efficiency, as is demonstrated by
the feather-filled upholstery, and the cabled version, as well as the screens
to provide privacy when needed.
| About Designer | |
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Philippe Starck |
“Subversive, ethical,
ecological, political, fun: this is how I see my duty as a creator.” Philippe
Starck. Despite his thousands of projects - completed or in the making -
his global fame and his tireless protean inventiveness, never forget the
essential. Philippe Starck has a mission and a vision: creation, whatever shape
it takes, must make life better for the largest number of people possible.
Starck believes this highly poetic, political, rebellious, benevolent,
pragmatic and subversive duty must be borne by all and he resumes it with the
humour that has accompanied his approach since the earliest days: “No one is
forced to be a genius, but everyone has to take part.” His anticipatory
concern for environmental implications, his profound comprehension of
contemporary mutations, his enthusiasm for imagining new lifestyles, his
determination to change the world, his devotion to a positive reduction, his
love of ideas, his desire to defend the intelligence of usefulness - and the
usefulness of intelligence - have accompanied one iconic creation after the
other… From everyday products such as furniture and lemon squeezers, to
revolutionary mega-yachts, micro wind turbines, electric cars, and hotels that
aspire to be wondrous, stimulating and intensely vibrant places, Starck never
ceases to push the boundaries and criteria of contemporary design. His
technological miracles are vectors of democratic ecology, focused on action and
a respect for the future of both humans and nature. Predicting the phenomena of
convergence and dematerialisation, Philippe Starck has always devised objects
that demand the most from the least. The solutions provided by his dreams are
so vital, so essential that he was the first Frenchman to be invited to the
legendary TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design) conferences, talks that
bring together such illustrious speakers as Bill Clinton and Richard Branson.
Inventor, creator, architect, designer, artistic director...
Philippe Starck is all
of the above, but above all he is a man of honesty, in the purest tradition of
the Renaissance artists. |
