THE VASE « UNE ÉTRANGETÉ » BY PHILIPPE STARCK, CREATED AROUND 1988, EXEMPLIFIES STARCK’S BLEND OF FUNCTIONALITY AND POETIC DESIGN. KNOWN FOR HIS ABILITY TO INFUSE EVERYDAY OBJECTS WITH SURREAL, OFTEN UNEXPECTED FORMS, STARCK DESIGNED THIS VASE WITH A PLAYFUL YET AVANT-GARDE APPROACH. THE VASE STANDS OUT DUE TO ITS UNUSUAL SHAPE AND STRUCTURE, WHERE THE BOUNDARIES OF TRADITIONAL VASE DESIGN ARE PUSHED. THE DESIGN EVOKES A SENSE OF CURIOSITY AND WONDER, ALIGNING WITH STARCK’S OVERARCHING PHILOSOPHY OF CREATING OBJECTS THAT CHALLENGE PERCEPTIONS WHILE MAINTAINING USABILITY. ABOUT THE DESIGNER
PHILIPPE STARCK IS A RENOWNED FRENCH DESIGNER AND ARCHITECT CELEBRATED FOR HIS EXTENSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERIOR DESIGN, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, AND ARCHITECTURE. HIS INNOVATIVE CREATIONS SPAN A WIDE ARRAY OF DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS, HOTELS, AND YACHTS, ALL CHARACTERIZED BY A DISTINCTIVE BLEND OF FUNCTIONALITY AND AESTHETICS.... STARCK’S CAREER GAINED SIGNIFICANT MOMENTUM IN THE 1980S WITH NOTABLE PROJECTS SUCH AS THE INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE ÉLYSÉE PALACE’S PRIVATE APARTMENTS AND THE ICONIC CAFÉ COSTES IN PARIS. HIS DESIGNS OFTEN CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL NORMS, INCORPORATING ELEMENTS OF WHIMSY AND SURPRISE, AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE JUICY SALIF LEMON SQUEEZER AND THE TRANSPARENT LOUIS GHOST CHAIR.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, STARCK HAS COLLABORATED WITH NUMEROUS PRESTIGIOUS BRANDS, INCLUDING KARTELL, ALESSI, AND VITRA, CREATING PRODUCTS THAT ARE BOTH ACCESSIBLE AND INNOVATIVE. HIS COMMITMENT TO “DEMOCRATIC DESIGN” AIMS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH AFFORDABLE AND FUNCTIONAL CREATIONS.
IN ADDITION TO PRODUCT DESIGN, STARCK HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARCHITECTURE, DESIGNING HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND RESIDENTIAL SPACES WORLDWIDE. HIS WORK IS CHARACTERIZED BY A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY, REFLECTING HIS BELIEF IN THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
PHILIPPE STARCK’S ENDURING INFLUENCE ON CONTEMPORARY DESIGN IS EVIDENT IN HIS ABILITY TO ANTICIPATE AND SHAPE TRENDS, CONSISTENTLY PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. HIS VISIONARY APPROACH CONTINUES TO INSPIRE DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS GLOBALLY, REINFORCING HIS STATUS AS A PIVOTAL FIGURE IN MODERN DESIGN.
MEASUREMENTS
13 x 56 CM
PRODUCT DETAILS
MOLDED GLASS,
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