Designers

Question 1

Philippe Starck’s famous products (4)

Answer 1

Juicy Sailiff (fruit squeezer)
Mr Meu Meu (cheese grater)
Hot Bertaa (plastic kettle)
Clearly chic (plastic ghost chair)

Question 2

Hot bertaa kettle (3)

Answer 2

Aluminium kettle with plastic cylinder
Launched in 1990 by Alessi
Stopped in 1996 as functional inadequate
“One of my worst pieces ever” “too fashion conscious”

Question 3

Materials used by Philippe Starck (3)

Answer 3

Unusual combinations
E.g. Glass with stone, plastic with aluminium, fabric with chrome
Some have traditional shapes with modern materials e.g. Injection moulding chairs

Question 4

Philippe Starck’s inspiration

Answer 4

Often curves, rounded “feminine” shapes

Latest fashions, toys and some natural forms

Question 5

Background of Philippe Starck (4)

Answer 5

Renowned for work in product design and architecture
First job at Pierre Cardin
Started Starck Product, renamed Ubik
Worked with Italian manufacturers like Alessi

Question 6

Alessi background (4)

Answer 6

Founded in 1922 and still leading in Italian design
Collaborated with Starck in 1980s
Have started using porcelain, glass, wood, plastic
Collaborative projects e.g. “Walter Wayle II” Wall clock

Question 7

Background of James Dyson (4)

Answer 7

British inventor and industrial designer
Studied furniture and Interior design at RCofA
Early work e.g. Ballbarrow and wheelboat
Late 1970s moved to vacuum cleaners as he was fed up that dust bags filled, clogged and lost suction