"Whether it's a toothbrush, an airplane or a chair, it's always the same philosophy: thinking about the benefit the user gets from it." Philippe Starck What is humanity lacking? Certainly not other objects… Because he has a keen awareness of this observation, and especially because he places the person…

"Whether it's a toothbrush, an airplane or a chair, it's always the same philosophy: thinking about the benefit the user gets from it." Philippe Starck

What is humanity lacking? Certainly not other objects… Because he has a keen awareness of this observation, and especially because he places the person at the heart of his work, thinking only of the benefit of the user, if not upstream of the first stroke of the pencil, Philippe Starck likes to say that he was not born to make tables or lamps, but that it is the only tool – or even the weapon – he has to express himself and propose new alternatives to daily habits. “All professions must now ask themselves the question of their necessity,” explains the creator. “Design has certainly had the hope of improving life, but it can in no way save lives. The only thing that design can do to deserve to survive is at least to move towards more humanist directions.” "Design only exists for Philippe Starck through its militant and political status, that is to say through its capacity to be useful, to change, even modestly, people's lives. His design focuses on the service rendered more than on the object, seeking to provide the best possible service with a minimum of material.

His early vigilance for ecological implications, his deep understanding of contemporary mutations, his enthusiasm for imagining new ways of life, his determination to change the world, his commitment to positive degrowth, his love of ideas, his concern to defend the intelligence of the useful – and the usefulness of intelligence – have transported him from iconic creation to iconic creation. In the eyes of this accomplished citizen of the world, sharing his ethical and humanist vision of a more egalitarian planet is a duty, if not a moral imperative, which gives rise to unconventional projects, full of fertile surprises.

"Miss Dorn" chair, fashion icon, created in 1982, and published by Disform.
Structure in lacquered epoxy steel tube, seat cushions filled with foam covered in black fabric.

Designer: Philippe Starck
Publisher: Disform
Dimensions: 70 x 54 x 45 cm

“Whether it's a toothbrush, an airplane or a chair, it's always the same philosophy: think of the benefit to the user.”Philippe Starck

What does humanity lack? Certainly not other objects... Because he is acutely aware of this fact, and above all because he places the person at the heart of his work, thinking only of the user's benefit, if not before the first stroke of the pencil, Philippe Starck has fun saying that he was not born to make tables or lamps, but that it is the only tool - even the weapon - at his disposal to express himself and propose new alternatives to daily habits. All trades today must ask themselves the question of their necessity," explains the designer. Design has certainly had the hope of improving life, but it can in no way save lives. The only thing design can do to deserve to survive is at least to move in more humanistic directions. "For Philippe Starck, design exists only through its activist and political status, that is to say, through its capacity to be useful, to change, even modestly, people's lives. His design focuses on the service rendered rather than the object, seeking to provide the best possible service with a minimum of material.


His early vigilance for ecological implications, his deep understanding of contemporary changes, his enthusiasm for imagining new ways of life, his determination to change the world, his commitment to positive degrowth, his love of ideas, his concern to defend the intelligence of the useful - and the usefulness of intelligence - have carried him from iconic creation to iconic creation. In the eyes of this accomplished citizen of the world, sharing his ethical and humanist vision of a more egalitarian planet is a duty, if not a moral imperative, which gives rise to unconventional projects that carry fertile surprises.

"Miss Dorn" Chair, fashion icon, created in 1982, and edited by Disform.
Structure in epoxy lacquered steel tube, seat cushions upholstered with foam covered with black fabric.

Designer: Philippe Starck
Publisher: Disform
Dimensions: 70 x 54 x 45 cm