Philippe Starck is a French product designer and is one of the most famous designers in the New Design style. He designs a huge range of products ranging from high tech and industrial objects to bathroom furniture and clothes! He has won numerous awards including Designer of the Year, the Grand Prix for Industrial Design and the Design Oscar.
'Design for Life' is a BBC tv programme on Monday nights at 9pm on BBC2. It was set up by Philippe Starck as he believes there hasn't been a design revolution since Terence Conran in the 60s, and he is looking for a new designer that will revolutionise design as we know it today. A huge number of people applied to be on the show, and Starck whittled the number down to 12 students whose futures the show will follow throughout the series. Starck will send the weakest students home as and when he feels necessary, and at the end of the series one student will be awarded a 6 month placement at his design agency.
This sounds like a great programme to watch, I loved the Apprentice, and this seems like the Apprentice for product designers! I think it'll be really interesting not only from a design point of view, but also because a revolutionary product of our futures may evolve in the weeks this show is on!
You can view Philippe Starck's website here, and watch 'Design for Life' on BBC2 at 9pm on Mondays.
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