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"I like to open the doors to people's brain." - Philippe Starck Whenever we discover an object or a place designed by Philippe Starck, we enter a world of walltowall imagination, surprises and fabulous fantasy. For more than three decades, this unique and multifarious creator, designer and architect has been a part of our daily lives by creating unconventional objects, whose purpose is to be "good" before being beautiful; iconic destinations, that take the members of his "cultural tribe" out of themselves and, most importantly, towards something better. His father, an inventor and aeronautic engineer, gave the young Philippe Starck the desire to create and the capacity to dream. Several years and several prototypes later, he was commissioned to work for President François Mitterrand. This was also when he began designing furniture for leading Italian and international firms. Philippe Starck designs his hotels and restaurants in the same way a director makes a film. He develops scenarios that will lift people out of the everyday and into an imaginative and creative mental world. His hotels have become timeless icons and have added a new dimension to global cityscape. Through Philippe Starck’s concept of "democratic design" – increase the quality objects at lower prices so that more people can enjoy the best – he was a lone voice at a time when design was turned exclusively towards an elite. There are few areas of design he hasn't explored: from furniture to mail-order homes, motorbikes to mega-yachts, and even artistic direction for space-travel projects, to name but a few. Philippe Starck believed in the green long before ecology became fashionable, out of respect for the planet's future. Early on, he created the Good Goods catalogue of non-products for nonconsumers in tomorrow's moral market, and set up his own organic food company. More recently he developed the revolutionary concept of "democratic ecology" by creating affordable wind turbines for the home, soon to be followed by solar-powered boats and hydrogen cars. Philippe Starck is a tireless and rebellious citizen of the world who considers it his duty to share his ethical and subversive vision of a fairer world. He stays tuned in to our dreams, desires and needs - sometimes before we get there ourselves - by making his work a political and civic act which he accomplishes with love, poetry and humour. Text: Jasper Eder

Eugeni Quitllet is a Catalan designer. Born the 17th April 1972. He uses industrial design and creativity to shape new realities and an optimistic idea of Future. He synthetize form and function with an explosive elegance and sinuosity, to create best sellers. For Eugeni Future is the optimistic state of imagination. From the object to Space, he puts his eye on the world to make us rediscover it His visionary idea of the future aim at bringing to life that which doesn’t exist yet. His design practice is exceptionally diverse, making him a multifaceted creator: a Renaissance man from the future. Awards 2010 Good Design Award – The Chicago Athenaeum for the Kartell ‘Masters’ chair co-signed Starck with Quitllet 2013 Red Dot Design Award for the Kartell ‘Masters’ chair co-signed Starck with Quitllet 2014 Talents du Luxe et de la création Prize for Innovation 2014 Eugeni Quitllet exhibition at the Centre Pompidou shop, Paris 2014 ADI Compasso d’Oro Honourable Mention for the Alias ‘Elle’ chair 2015 Red Dot Design Award with Aëdle headphones 2016 Award best designer of the Year from Maison & Objet Paris 2016 2018 German Design Award for Citizen urban collection with Benito. 2019 German Design Award for Soul chair with Pedrali 2019 German Design Award for Dune Hybrid yacht 2019 Archiproducts design award for Strong High stool with Desalto 2020 REDDOT award Love chair with Vondom 2020 REDDOT award Ibiza Collection with Vondom 2020 GREEN GOOD DESIGN award Ibiza Collection with Vondom 2020 Winner GALAXSEA PROJECT,Future Mars Life Design Competition “China” 2020 ADI Compasso d’Oro , Menzioni d’Onore for Satellight lamp with Foscarini 2021 iF DESIGN AWARD 2021 for Love chair with Vondom