Philippe Starck's interior design style and the Fasano Hotel room

Philippe Stark

Biography of Philippe Stark

Philippe Stark was born in Paris in 1949 the son of an aircraft designer (Designboom.com). Starck spent his childhood under his father's drawing boards, sawing, cutting, gluing, and sanding, dismantling bikes, motorcycles and other objects (Designboom.com). He attended the Ecole Nissim de Camondo in Paris and he set up his first company in 1968 to produce inflatable objects (Designboom.com). In the 1970s he fitted out the Paris night-clubs La Main Bleue (1976) and Les Bains-Douches (1978) and decorated a suite in the Elysee Palace in Paris in 1982 for French president Francois Mitterand (Designboom.com). Starck has worked independently as an interior designer and as a product designer since 1975 ("Philippe Stark"). Since then he has reached a phenomenal international reputation in hotel interiors, furniture design and domestic products (Designboom.com). Not limited to any particular medium, Stark has also designed a number of private dwelling houses and apartment blocks, commercial premises (Designboom.com).

III. The Space

The Fasano Hotel room has two distinct spaces created by the headboard and desk combination which mixes colors and textures including leather, glass, wood and metal. The bed and desk both face the ocean view which is the focal point of the room. The shape of the mirror contrasts with the other square shapes in the room and creates a point of visual interest. The lighting is warm and functional, but also very visually appealing. The flowers on the table, glass bowl on the end table and the lamps on the headboard add pops of color to the otherwise neutral palette of the room. The striped curtains hang from the top of the room giving the window and the room a feeling of having additional height. The round end table also breaks up the use of the many square elements including the lamps, bed frame and patio door frame.

The use of the wood flooring makes the room warm and inviting and provides a nice contrast with the other lighter woods in the space. The wood flooring is darker than the other wood which is functional because it will show less wear and dirt and also functions to reflect natural light into the room. The bedding and artwork are very simple and do not detract from the focal point of the room which is the ocean view. The furnishings and design convey a feeling of luxury and high end quality. The variety of shapes and textures in the room create a visual appeal and uniqueness to the space, especially the chair and lamp in the corner of the room. The proportions of the bed and furnishings are correct. The placement of the bed in the middle of the room instead of against the wall also creates a feeling of openness.

Living up to Starck's design atheistic the room has a very clean design. Another hallmark of Starck's designs is the functionality of the space. The television is mounted on the wall, so it is not a focal point in the room and also out of the way. The combination bed frame and desk also maximizes the use of space in the room.