Philippe Starck
www.philippe-starck.com

Philippe Starck, the mega-star of the 1990s, has never contented himself with simply submitting plans for interior designs. From the outset he has also created furniture for them.

A typical example is the famous chair for Café Costes, which has since outlived the site of its deployment. Fascinating industrial products followed: office articles, bottles, cutlery, luggage, knives, household gadgets, vases, carpets, toothbrushes.

FSB was very keen indeed on asking this uncommonly productive and also extraordinarily multifaceted designer to try his hand at something as commonplace as a door handle. Philippe Starck did just that and gifted us some of his gritty French charm.