30 Jan – 28 Feb 2026
Paris, France
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Philippe Starck began integrating references to nature into his work early on, initially through form and imagery. Projects from the mid 1990s such as Maison Starck and the Bo Boolo collection for 3 Suisses marked a shift from stylistic evocation toward a more direct engagement with ideas of shared responsibility and everyday use.
Maison Starck proposed an accessible domestic model shaped by childhood memory and spatial quality, later gaining recognition through its boxed presentation. With Bo Boolo, Starck introduced untreated tree trunks into interior furniture and worked with the National Forestry Office to foreground material origin, reinforcing an ongoing concern with environmental awareness and the social role of design.
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