Around 600 pages. (The book is only partially paginated. The last numbered page is 501, but the A to Z section begins on page 574 according to the table of contents at the beginning).
Texts in English, German and French
263 mm x 202 mm / Over 2KG
This extremely comprehensive volume showcases the career and work of influential French designer Philippe Starck, renowned for the design of small everyday products such as pens and toothbrushes, radios and table lamps, as well as interiors, furniture, industrial and architectural design.
Starck's overarching concept is of democratic design, which has led him to focus on mass-produced consumer goods that are an upgrade on quality but also affordable. His architectural ethos is anthropomorphic: design should take its place within the environment but without impinging on it.
His output includes furniture, decoration, architecture, street furniture, industry (wind turbines, photo booths), bathroom fittings, kitchens, floor and wall coverings, lighting, domestic appliances, office equipment such as staplers, utensils (including a juice squeezer and a toothbrush), tableware, clothing, accessories (shoes, eyewear, luggage, watches) toys, glassware (perfume bottles, mirrors), graphic design and publishing, food (Panzani pasta), and vehicles for land, sea, air and space (bikes, motorbikes, yachts, planes).
In 1983, he was chosen to refurbish President François Mitterrand's private apartments at the Élysée.
Table of Contents
Architecture
Furniture
Industrial Design
Magma
Words
Overview
A to Z
CONDITION
In very good condition, internally very clean and bright and apparently only very lightly read. Covers exhibit a little handling wear.
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