Philippe Starck ‘Defines Asia’s Collective Unconscious’
Re-imagining the everyday chair is a challenge embarked upon by most designers at some point in their career, and none more so than France’s Philippe Starck – a man known for creating contemporary pieces containing historical design elements, but built using the most up-to-date methods. Starck has once again followed this pattern with ‘Mi Ming’ – an armchair which he calls ‘an attempt to define Asia’s collective unconscious’.
Mi Ming is heavily inspired by the design characteristics of the ‘Quanyi’ – an armchair popular during China’s Ming Dynasty Period (1368 AD – 1644 AD). (more…)
subscribe to our feed
