Comments on: Philippe Starck: “Design is Dead”

By: dude

dude — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:08:09 +0000

I think you maybe misunderstand Starck is what the problem is. I personally find his general style ugly and thus don’t think we’re missing much, but it would help to watch his talk at the TED conference to get some idea of how he thinks and maybe understand that it’s no so severe after all. I happen to think that fashion is in a sadly 70s retro we don’t know how to do anything interesting (non crappy) phase. I suppose design might be in a lull too. Though yes, there is some good stuff going on in some quarters for sure. He also may have been trying to emphasize that we should look to molding ourselves. I think he’s just in the place in life. I am 34 and already got to that place, but then I’ve never had any particular success in life to distract me.

By: я

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:56:43 +0000

I second that completely.

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Phillip Starck « Dreamfeel - Joao Ledo Fonseca — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:48:02 +0000

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By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:45:07 +0000

Well, he says it himself, that the one thing that matters is the ability to love. To get the **** over himself and design for whatever he finds a better cause than the previous ones is an act of love that, for the moment at least, he seems to be unable to do. He likes throwing tantrums better for the moment :0P

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:36:10 +0000

I like this response. It ignores the whining and pouting millionaire and acknowledges the truth amidst the ladidah. :0) I agree: the few things in my house that are well designed and sturdy and useful… they make me smile (at least on the inside ;0) everytime I use them. For years. It’s so easy to forget, but technology and design is all we have around us. Let’s be insipred to improve it, even if it requires a disillusioned old corporate prostitute saying something cliché like design is dead. Design at it’s worst is just sick. Let’s make it better.

By: Designer

Designer — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:12:44 +0000

In my point of view, he is an artist more than a designer.
Never say never.

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:31:21 +0000

I think as designers we must question, always question what we do. Be honest with your self first and others second. I wonder if many of the designers who have posted on this could really say that anything they have designed has really been of any benifit to society. Fact; design firms exist to give a competidive edge to manufacturers. i.e raising the profit margin of wealthy business men.
It is true that there is a need for helpfull non harmful solutions, but we live in a capatilist global economy. Who will finance these designers working on non profit solutions??? will you work for free?
We don’t need more objects to counter balance the bad objects. The solution is less creation not more creation.
This year the NASA Mars probe on the surface of Mars, in the same month an unknown Amazon tribe was “descovered”. Being human in 2008 A.D is being human in 2008 B.C.
We are not the things we own.
As designers we should always question the status quo. Even of the design industry. Or maybe we should air drop that “lost” tribe a Juicy Salif ??

By: Philippe Starck Blows! » Yanko Design

Philippe Starck Blows! » Yanko Design — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:48:54 +0000

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By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:32:08 +0000

He got big name with his design which is not for everybody I think its for people who like different looking objects. Even if I don’t like mostly objects he created I still get inspired. But its strange to see that he got big Mouth when he is getting older.

Its not nice to make statements like this. We all know that design is not dead and its never going to be.

He just likes making fun of him self, that how he is lately. His branding is like this. If you see some of his video or photos you will see that that is how he markets him self, you will understand that this will appeal to non designers. Just look what he is doing l”The ability to love” don’t you see that he is confusing this whole thing and he is doing this well for regular public, because they will understand this as a big joke. But you professional will take this very deep, including me. But if you spend time to analyze things and get to know him a little bit better you will see that there is nothing important to listen. He is a busy guy at these days with Yoo selling his Apartments in every United States city. There is a building in NYC there is another one in Miami and so on.. He is in a bigger market so he can say now stupid things. He has his Big Name but if he will be talking more like this than I’m sure mostly his product fans will turn off.

Anyways, just don’ take this to serious.

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STARCK « FOUR/FIFTHS — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:51:06 +0000

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