A ubiquitous name in the world of contemporary architecture and design, Philippe Starck has created everything from hotel interiors and luxury yachts to toothbrushes and teakettles. Yet for every project in his diverse portfolio, Starck has maintained an instantly recognizable signature style: a look that is dynamic, sleek, fluid and witty.
The son of an aircraft engineer, Starck studied interior design at the École Nissim de Camondo in Paris. He started his design career in the 1970s decorating nightclubs in the city, and his reputation for spirited and original interiors earned him a commission in 1983 from French president François Mitterrand to design the private apartments of the Élysée Palace. Starck made his name internationally in 1988 with his design for the interiors of the Royalton Hotel in New York, a strikingly novel environment featuring jewel-toned carpeting and upholstery and furnishings with organically shaped cast-aluminum frames. He followed that up in 1990 with an equally impressive redesign of the Paramount Hotel in Manhattan, a project that featured over-scaled furniture as well as headboards that mimicked Old Masters paintings.
Like their designer, furniture pieces by Starck seem to enjoy attention. Designs such as the wedge-shaped J Series club chair; the sweeping molded-mahogany Costes chair; the provocative Ara table lamp; or the sinuous WW stool never fail to raise eyebrows. Other Starck pieces make winking postmodern references to historical designs. His polycarbonate Louis Ghost armchair puts a new twist on Louis XVI furniture; his Out-In chair offers a futuristic take on the classic English high-back chair. But for all his flair, Starck maintains a populist vision of design. While one of his limited-edition Prince de Fribourg et Treyer armchairs might be priced at $7,000, a plastic Starck chair for the Italian firm Kartell is available for around $250. As you will see on 1stDibs, Philippe Starck’s furniture makes a bold statement — and it can add a welcome bit of humor to even the most traditional decor.
Glas Italia BoxinBox Freestanding Bookshelf 40cm (15.7in) Glass Philippe Starck
By Glas Italia, Philippe Starck
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
BoxinBox by Glas Italia, designed by Philippe Starck, is a striking freestanding bookshelf that plays with transparency and layered volumes. The structure is crafted from 5+5 mm ext...
Glass
Glas Italia BoxinBox Freestanding Bookshelf H90cm (35.4in) Glass Philippe Starck
By Glas Italia, Philippe Starck
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
BoxinBox by Glas Italia, designed by Philippe Starck, is a striking freestanding bookshelf that plays with transparency and layered volumes. The structure is crafted from 5+5 mm ext...
Glass
Glas Italia BoxinBox Freestanding Bookshelf 40cm (15.7in) Glass Philippe Starck
By Glas Italia, Philippe Starck
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
BoxinBox by Glas Italia, designed by Philippe Starck, is a striking freestanding bookshelf that plays with transparency and layered volumes. The structure is crafted from 5+5 mm ext...
Glass
Glas Italia Transfix Freestanding Bookshelf - Glass design Marc Krusin & Oshiro
By Kensaku Oshiro, Glas Italia, Marc Krusin
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Transfix by Glas Italia, designed by Marc Krusin and Kensaku Oshiro, is a versatile freestanding bookshelf that functions as a display unit, storage solution, and spatial divider. T...
Glass
Glas Italia Obliquo Bookcase/Open Storage Unit - Mirrored Glass - Piero Lissoni
By Piero Lissoni, Glas Italia
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Obliquo by Glas Italia, designed by Piero Lissoni, is an open bookcase that combines functionality with a refined mirrored aesthetic. The structure is crafted from laminated glass (...
Glass
Bookshelf Baleri Italia Mac Gee Bookcase design Philippe Starck - Aluminium
By Baleri Italia, Philippe Starck
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Brand: Baleri Italy Model: Mac Gee Bookcase Design: Philippe Starck, 1984 Mac Gee is the very essence of a bookcase. Designed by Philippe Starck in 1984, this iconic piece reduces t...
Steel
Bibliothèque Mac Gee par Philippe Starck pour Baleri Italia
By Philippe Starck
Located in Rouen, FR
Bibliothèque Mac Gee conçue par Philippe Starck en 1984 et éditée par Baleri Italia. Réalisée en acier thermo-laqué gris, elle se distingue par sa structure très graphique et épurée....
Metal
Glas Italia OBLIQUO vertical shelving by Piero Lissoni
By Glas Italia, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Series of open storage units in 4+6 mm laminated glass, with shiny polished ground edge and heat-sealed at 45°. The external surface has a special mirrored chrome finish, while the...
Glass, Wood, Mirror
Glass Visibile G Vertical Standing Cabinet by Angelo Alinea
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass Visibile G Vertical Standing Cabinet by Angelo Alinea Dimensions: W 60 x D 45 x H 180 cm Material: tempered glass, 6 mm. Door: tempered glass, 4 mm , with lock frame: silver l...
Steel
John Ild Bookshelf by Philippe Starck for Disform, 1970s
By Philippe Starck, Disform
Located in Renens, CH
Bookshelf designed by Philippe Starck in 1977, produced by Disform. The “John Ild” shelving unit consists of 5 black lacquered wooden shelves, along black me...
Metal
Baleri Italia Mac Gee Bookshelf in Metallic Silver Steel by Philippe Starck
By Baleri Italia, Philippe Starck
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Mac Gee is the essence of a bookshelf. Philippe Starck cleaned and cleaned the structure to only keep the square root, the skeleton of a bookshelf. Therefore avoiding styles, the timeless Mac Gee has lived for decades, as if simply leaned against the wall, almost as an object trouvé that matches every interiors and transcends trends. Modular bookshelves in steel sheet with epoxy finish in semi-glossy metallic silver. A central upright structure supports five shelves of decreasing depths. Philippe Starck, world famous creator with multifaceted inventiveness, is always focused on the essential, his vision: that creation, whatever form it takes, must improve the lives of as many people as possible. By employing his prolific work across all domains, from everyday products (furniture, a citrus-squeezer, electric bikes, an individual wind turbine), to architecture (hotels, restaurants that aspire to be stimulating places) and naval and spatial engineering (mega yachts, space habitation module), he continually pushes the boundaries and requirements of design, becoming one of the most visionary and renowned creators of the international contemporary scene. In 1984 and 1985, Philippe Starck collaborated with Baleri to create five pieces of furniture: Café Chair, Francesca Spanish, Richard III, Président M...
Steel
Glas Italia KAZIMIR Bookcase by Michael Anastassiades
By Michael Anastassiades, Glas Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collection of furniture comprising shelves, consoles, bookcase and low tables, completely made of a special 10 mm tempered green or extra-clear double-sided acid-etched glass. Each i...
Glass
