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When we first saw the rumor, reported by AFP news this morning, that Philippe Starck was collaborating with Apple on a project, we dismissed it as there was no attribution of where such a statement came from. But within hours Forbes picked up on the story and lent it some credence, citing it had come from a French radio interview. The Google-translated remarks are as follows:
French designer Philippe Starck announced today on France Info that it is working with the U.S. computer group Apple in a project "revolutionary" that would emerge in eight months. "Indeed, there is a big project together which will be out in eight months," said the designer in the show "Everything and its opposite."
Invoking the "religious cult of secrecy" of the California firm, he declined further detail, except to talk about a project "quite revolutionary (...) if not very".
Let the speculation begin!
I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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Philippe Starck Reportedly Collaborating with Apple
I guess speculation ends here
If anything, I suspect Starck may have bee hired by Apple to produce a mash-up between the iPod Nano and a watch. Apple should have just designed its own watch, but instead, you see iPod accessory makers with those watch conversion units for the Nano. They simply don't look that good.
Seems like nonsense to me.
American websites are going nuts over that story but french words he used and how he used them made his announcement completely nonsense. And now everyone is linking french sources which confirm nothing at all, turning hypotheses as confirmed information. This is going ballistic.
I still have and enjoy the crt tv he did with the analog clock and the horn feet that light up.
Preferably twice a day.