Philippe Starck + Riko realizes first prototype of custom eco-prefab house

2014-10-17T09:38:00-04:00

First launched in 2013 after years of technological development and collaboration, French designer Philippe Starck and Slovenian wooden prefab building company Riko released the second generation of their customizable Prefabricated Accessible Technological Homes (P.A.T.H.) to the global market just this month. The first P.A.T.H prototype was also recently realized in Montfort, France.

As France works towards its 2020 thermal regulation goal to have all new buildings possess positive energy status, Starck + Riko's prefab homes are packed with high eco-technological systems to allow the homes to produce more energy than they consume. Homeowners have the choice to integrate features like photovoltaic solar panels, wind turbines, rainwater recovery systems, and heat pumps.

Perhaps the most interesting, if not highly marketable, feature of these prefab homes is the variety of mix-and-match design options that cater to homeowners' individual needs and aesthetic preferences. For starters, P....

Philippe Starck: a 60-second interview with the WSJ

2011-04-25T14:47:00-04:00

I don't have a favorite architect. I'm not into all that. I know nothing about design or architecture. My daughter says I am a modern autistic. I live alone, I work alone, I don't watch TV or go to cinema or read magazines—I have simply no idea of what is happening in the world.

Ever wonder what goes on in the minds of some of the world's greatest designers? In the case of Philippe Starck, the answer may as well be nothing but motorcycles and a collection of impulses and ambient music. The Wall Street Journal shares with us a short interview from the surprisingly humble, honest and even somewhat absent designer known for bringing us everything from some of the best interior design to toothbrushes to $300,000,000 super yachts.

A word of advice from Monsieur Starck... "My advice to students is 'don't try to make design.' It's so fashionable now for students—there are now more designers than there are forks per person."

Wise words to potential designers or bitter remarks?

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Philippe Starck + Riko realizes first prototype of custom eco-prefab house

Philippe Starck: a 60-second interview with the WSJ