Having seen a few episodes of The BBC series ‘Design for Life’ which follows the reality TV template I find myself conflicted as to who the real Philippe Starck is.
As a product designer I was of course interested in a reality show which highlights real talent and the opportunity to learn something relevant as opposed to the all singing all dancing format which frankly only interests me if ‘ole Brucie is considering doing a Tommy Cooper. (sorry Tommy…and Bruce)
Starck ze bullsheeteur or ze icon?
The show gives 10? product designers the opportunity to impress Monsieur Starck with their design skills over the course of the series rewarding the (so called) most promising with a six month internship with the prestigious Starck firm.
However after only a few shows I have to admit to being more than a little disappointed with both the quality of the contestants and Starck himself. More than a fair share of the responsibility for this must go to the BBC of course but more on that later.
Starck is regarded as one of the most prestigious product designers of his generation and the opportunity to watch him at work and learn about his talents, his philosophies and what motivates him could have been a hugely successfull show. Unfortunately from what I have seen so far it fails to inspire on any level. In fact it even fails to provide the entertainment of the sprightly 85 year old Brucie. (more…)
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