Modern society is fast-lived and pragmatic; an openness to new things and a disregard for conventionality means it can no longer be forced into rigid stereotypes. Design guru Philippe Starck has channelled this lifestyle into an innovative kitchen design that represents a definite departure, both emotionally and functionally, from the traditional wall-to-wall arrangement of the “fitted kitchen” as we know it.

Philippe Starck has dubbed his concept of “democratic design” because its wide range of individual elements and the ability to combine them in different ways offers solutions for all kinds of people,
lifestyles and spaces.

Interior Design Philosophy
Philippe Starck’s first kitchen design concept “STARCK BY WARENDORF” is made up of various designs that can be executed in a variety of material combinations. These designs are complemented by functional tables that can be integrated into every Philippe Starck kitchen but may also be used as a standalone concept. STARCK BY WARENDORF is a modular system made up of kitchen elements and individual pieces that leave all interior design options open. Philippe Starck has decided against the use of handles in his kitchen designs. Instead he “plays” with decorative flourishes and accessories.

A key element of the concept is the way it combines living functions even more closely than before with the functions of eating and food preparation.

His bookshelf-style elements are intended to combine culture and food in the domestic kitchen once again. His bar style counters are a response to the changed dynamic governing meal times. His multifunctional, standalone towers provide flexible options for storage and appliance integration.

Finally, the functional tables with their elegant and innovative, chrome trumpet feet and flexible equipment options provide the upbeat, “musical” accompaniment to the new furniture symphony.

No Visible Appliances
Philippe Starck has banished visible appliances from his kitchen designs.
Refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, ovens etc are all concealed behind handleless unit fronts either inside the tall units or the standalone tower. The cooker hobs – flush-mounted of course – can be installed either in the wall kitchens or the functional tables. The accompanying extractor hoods disappear as ceiling extractors mounted inside the units. A technically fascinating solution is offered by the functional tables. Here the connections for electricity, fresh and waste water lead invisibly through the trumpet foot.