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Starck Embraces His Feminine Side

Philippe Starck, resplendent in black leather pants, came to New York’s Soho House this week to promote his latest project –- a set of sleek stereo speakers he designed for Parrot, a French wireless technology company whose CEO, Henri Seydoux, is one of the designer’s oldest friends. The Zikmu speakers , matching black columns with flared bases, were introduced at MacWorld, then dazzled the crowd at CES, walking away with Bluetooth CIG’s “Best of Show” award.

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Philippe Starck’s Anti-Fashion Cashmere Line Defies Trends, Consumerism

French designer Philippe Starck, better known for interior and product design, is getting into fashion, though Starck would rather not call it that. Working with Scottish cashmere company Ballantyne, the S+arck With Ballantyne line will release 30 cashmere pieces for men and the same number for women, all of which are “non-photogenic,” Starck told France’s Le Figaro at the line’s launch last week in Florence. “But intelligent people will know to discover us.”

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Pop Quiz: Who Made Which Chair?

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Whoa, phones sure looked funny when the iPhone launched

Here’s the first TV commercial for the original iPhone–“Hello”

Do you have what it takes to moderate Facebook hate speech? Take the quiz

London’s Heathrow airport is opening a full-scale fitness studio, so you’ll finally be able to take that preflight yoga class

The kid-glove treatment of Justin Caldbeck is more proof that sexism and harassment in the Valley are endemic

Amazon’s Echo Show is already making Alexa skills way better—and more visual

Sarah Palin is suing the New York Times with lawyers who also helped Hulk Hogan sue Gawker

Meet the hologram-making, Singularity University alum who wants to reimagine theater

This map from Zocdoc shows which health benefits people search for most in different states

The New York Times’ best non-news service is going behind a paywall, and I am devastated

Stephen Colbert doesn’t want Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop to have all the fun annoying NASA

The Petya ransomware attack has gone global

Low demand for Blue Apron IPO

Vivo just pulled the rug out from under one of the iPhone 8’s biggest features

Uber now lets you book rides for loved ones

That’ll be $700,000 to open a restaurant in San Francisco

Expect more ransomware attacks, since victims keep paying

Washington Post employees’ social media accounts may begin dying in darkness

Broadway has a wage-gap problem, too

Amazing, but true: More than 25% of all humans use Facebook

French Design Master: “I’m a Kind of E.T.”

Kartell’s CEO Claudio Luti on the Design Giant’s 2010 Collection

Nominate Your Brand for the 2018 Most Innovative Companies!

Milan 2010: Kartell Collaborates With Design All-Stars

When Innovation Goes Wrong: The 5 Creepiest Exercise Gadgets

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French Design Master: “I’m a Kind of E.T.”

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Kartell’s CEO Claudio Luti on the Design Giant’s 2010 Collection

How do you keep a 60-year-old furniture firm on the cutting edge of design?

Milan 2010: Kartell Collaborates With Design All-Stars

Designs by Tokujin Yoshioka, Front, and Philippe Starck.

When Innovation Goes Wrong: The 5 Creepiest Exercise Gadgets

Use your imagination. Or don’t, actually–you might be mentally scarred.

Starck Embraces His Feminine Side

From Overwrought to Overly Simple: Is Green Design Anti-Style?

Philippe Starck Emblazons LaCie’s New Drives With Egregious Logo

The new design shouts, “Hey guys! I was designed by someone famous!!!”

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Funky Fresh: Ace Hotel’s New Breed of Design Comes to New York

The New York branch of the Ace Hotel just opened yesterday, and it’s a great corrective to the bloated, blinged-out interiors we’ve come to expect from boutique hotels. Rooms begin at a very reasonable rate for New York–$199 a night–especially given the prime location, at 29th and Broadway.

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