Philippe Starck had an epiphany, after all these years: "Everything I have designed is absolutely unnecessary," the French star designer admitted in a recent interview with the German weekly DIE ZEIT.

With the new Baliston by STARCK tech-augmented shoe launch, the designer collaborates with footwear veteran, Karim Oumnia, to create a 100% recyclable shoe driven by AI technology. On the other end of ...

The concept smartphone from Xiaomi and colorful French designer Philippe Starck, revealed on Tuesday, has won praise for its minimalist form and bezel-less screen. And while Starck is world-renowned ...

“When I say I’m not proud of what I do it’s because design doesn’t help evolution. It is absolutely useless.” So declares design maverick Philippe Starck midway through an interview at the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jennifer Lee reports on luxury Style, Beauty & Travel news and trends. There is a particular kind of mind shift required to ...

Design for Life winner Isla Parry tells The Drum about life after the BBC TV show, what it was really like working with Philippe Starck and the importance of life experience for designers. It was ...

There's nothing, it seems, that Philippe Starck can't design, or rather redesign. From toothbrushes to motorbikes, from hotels to pasta, Starck has stamped his jaunty, clownish, almost exaggeratedly ...