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ARCHITECT DESIGN PLAN AND STRATEGY

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Table of Contents 6 - Interview with 16 - Mordern Style Philippe Starck Reworked 10 - How to Think Like 18 - Plant Decor an Interior Designer 12 - Shop furniture 14 - A Home of Two Halves

Interview 6 questions with Philippe Starck as a interior designer

How to Think.. Think and learn like an interior designer

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LIVING AREA ‘We chose a generous sofa for this convivial open-plan space, which brings the family together and allows for conversation to flow across the coffee table wel to another,’ says Simone

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6 Questions with Philippe Starck AD: What is upcoming for you? PS: I am working with the company Axiom Space on the interior design of the habitation module for the Axiom Space Station. This will be part of the new International Space Station, which opens in 2020. I am also working on a new collection of perfume—adding to the three we already have—as well as a high-tech activewear collection with fabric that is really avant-garde. AD: What else have you launched recently? PS: In February we launched a new collection of flexible sunglasses under the brand Starck Biotech Paris, which is distributed by Luxottica. Last year we completed the largest sailboat in history. At 480 feet long with three masts, it is an incredible addition to high technology and a revolution in marine history. I had designed a large boat before—for Steve Jobs—but that was definitely not a sailboat. AD: How do you think your childhood influences your design thinking? PS: My father was a quite well-known inventor and aeronautical engineer. He had his own airplane company. It is definitely from him that I was born into the idea that creativity is the most beautiful job you can dream, the most beautiful work you can give to humanity. I continue the thinking of my father—and that’s why I am very comfortable working on something like a spaceship. It’s in my DNA.

AD: How do you start your design process?

PS: The process doesn’t start because it doesn’t stop. First you need to understand what is important for you. For me the main thing that is important is the story of humanity, of the animal species, how we started some millions of years ago when we were amoeba, when we became fish, when we became frogs, and then when we became monkeys. And what we shall be in four million years when the sun will implode and we shall explode? It is such a beautiful story, and it takes all my time. That means all my inspiration, all my work comes from this simple idea: there are useful projects which help our evolution and then there are useless projects that don’t help our evolution. The beauty of us is the stamina of our evolution. We are

the only animal species that has taken control of the speed and quality of our evolution. AD: Is there a person in the industry who you particularly admire? PS: It is not possible to admire people who produce materiality. I am one and I am ashamed of it. Scientists, biologists, astronauts, mathematicians—these are my gods. They are really useful. Design is meaningless. We have to be clear with that. When you have a useless job, you cannot be proud of yourself. You can only dedicate all your admiration to those people who create strong innovation or who directly save lives. At its best, design can help the quality of life—but it will never save lives. It is not that powerful. AD: How do you take a break? PS: When your work is creativity, it’s more a drug than work. The problem is when I travel and have no time to create, I am more tired if I’m unable to create. I wish everyone could be in the same situation: to have a job they love, which they are passionate about and do with passion. This is why I don’t need a break. You don’t need to play golf when you create.

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How to Think Like an Interior Desinger

Dream, Sketch, Design Even when designing on a budget, check out home design sites like Pinterest to acquire the right ideas for your designs, color palettes, color schemes, building codes, and interior décor. Have a sketchbook, write down your thoughts, print out photos, and attach them to your dream board. Alycia Wicker, an interior decorator has designed it for her design industry majoring in interior design courses for her interior design clients using different colors and DIYs for home decor ideas.

Let your feelings rule

Consider the purpose of the room and how you want the users to feel. Do you want them to have a warm feeling or a light and fairy one? Then incorporate your interior decor and complement it with the details of the rooms in line with your interior design job. When you find designs that do not align with your feelings, you can re-assess and factor in the changes.

“The beautiful story of our animal species in its evolution is my only source of inspiration,”

-Philippe Starck

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A HOME OF TWO HALVES This Vermont adobe has been imaginatively extended by a dynaminc architect and decorator collaborarion

PHOTOGRAPHY Tom Blachford STYLING Simone Haag

LIVING ROOM The simplicty of the design makes it more spacious compared to seem how tight it might be. ABLOOM DESIGNS

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AN AESTHETIC THING OR A NECESSITY FOR A HEALTHY?

Perhaps the more pressing question: how does this aesthetic change affect how healthy our homes are? After all, houseplants have been held by some as the poster child of the biophilic design movement, while others have questioned how realistic it is that a few plants can significantly alter our internal environment.

situation. Nitrogen dioxide, for example, which is a nasty one for us, can actually be plant food.’ He explains that leafy plants can absorb some of those VOCs (volatile organic compounds) released in our homes, but the real good comes from microbes on plant roots, where the exchange between the pollutant and biological systems are more effective. ‘Plants like moss, or others with aerial roots (that grow in the air, not the soil) are a great solution,’ Dr Ross says.

houseplants are a great way to connect your home to nature and reap the benefits we’re always told about in biophilic design. However, the simple fact remains You might think that a plant’s ability to improve air quality that some people just ends when you reach aren’t cut out to be plant ONLY BECOME A PLANT your garden, but this is parents. Whether you’re PARENT IF IT'S NOT actually one of the places forgetful when it comes A CHORE FOR YOU it can be most effective, to watering them, never THEY DO BRING MANY especially if your homes know the right spots BENEFITS BUT THEY ALSO near a busy road. ‘If in your home to place you’ve got a big enough them, or if you’re just as NEED TO BE LOOKED garden to introduce mystified by your plantbuffers with vegetation, killing powers as the next something around 5-7m tall, it will help person, there are other ways to bring the to reduce air pollution by maybe 40 or outdoors in. 50%,’ Dr. Ross explains .Whether you’re using your outdoor space, or just have The most debated health aspect of plants the windows open to let fresh air into the is undoubtedly that they improve the air quality of your home – so do they really? house, this is quite significant. ‘If you’re in a built-up area, I’d bang in as many plants ‘It’s a complex matrix,’ explains Dr Ross between your fence and your window as I Cameron, research director within the Department of Landscape Architecture at could,’ says Dr Ross. the University of Sheffield and author of How Plants Can Save Your Life. ‘We have a range of different pollutants indoors anyway, and we have a range of different PHOTOGRAPH Biala Siewicz DESIGN Clever Designs biochemical reactions, so it’s not a simple

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