Today the famous French publication Figaro published a material in which he claims that Philippe Starck, an equally famous French designer, would collaborate with Apple to develop a revolutionary product that would be launched in the next 8 months. Of course, the newspaper does not say exactly which product it would be, but probably many people are already thinking about an iPhone that should be available for about 6 months, but it is hard to believe that this is what the collaboration is all about. Starck already has several products in Apple stores, so it is not known if he is working on an accessory or on the design of another important product, but we will probably find out by the end of this year what it is about.
French designer Philippe Starck announced today on France Info that he is working with the US computer group Apple in a "revolutionary" project 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". Philippe Starck, who has revamped hotels, restaurants, toothbrushes or even the last Parisian Navigo travel card, has revealed that he regularly met in California Steve Jobs, Apple's legendary founder who died last October. "For seven years I came to see him once a month in Palo Alto and elsewhere I go Monday, because even though he is dead, now I will see his wife. We liked to talk about all interesting things, "he said.
Apple has Jony Ive, one of the best designers on earth, to design its future products, so Starck would either work with Ive or work on a project that Ive wouldn't have time for. Whatever the truth behind this article, I recommend you not to think that the French designer is working on any iPhone or MacBook because the chances of this being true are very small. It is interesting, however, that Starck met regularly with Steve Jobs in California, so there is a possibility that he has already worked on some Apple products.
