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My Take
Philippe Starck is one of the few designers whose name a non-design person might actually recognize, and that's the whole point of him. The Juicy Salif lemon squeezer is famously useless and famously iconic, which tells you everything about his provocateur streak. His real peak was the 80s and 90s, but the breadth still amazes me: interiors, hotels, furniture, boats, even toothbrushes. The data tags him American, but he's Parisian through and through, born 1949. I don't love every piece, plenty are more statement than tool, yet I respect that he made design a public conversation.
Overview
Philippe Starck (French pronunciation: [filip staʁk]; born 18 January 1949) is a French industrial architect and designer known for his wide range of designs, including interior design, architecture, household objects, furniture, boats and other vehicles. His most popular pieces were made in the 1980s and the 1990s.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Philippe Starck
- Name (Japanese)
- フィリップ・スタルク
- Reading
- ふぃりっぷ・すたるく
- Born
- January 18, 1949 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- industrial designer / designer / businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 2000 Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 2001 Compasso d'Oro
- 2005 Red Dot
- Prix Versailles
- 2004 Lucky Strike Designer Award
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.