Cool Idea: Kartell/Philippe Starck Topiary Garden

Oct 29 2008 - 1:00pm

As part of Milan Design Week 2008, Kartell installed seven 13-foot-tall topiary sculptures depicting a selection of its best known outdoor products at the Triennale Garden in Milan. The super-sized shrubs included a giant Dr. No chair [0], Victoria Ghost chair [0], Bubble Club chair [0], La Boheme stool [0], and Mr. Impossible chair [0], all designed by Philippe Starck [1]. Starck announced in March that he will retire in two years [2], so this foray into the garden serves as a bit of send-off. And, since Starck has expressed shame for driving consumerism and materiality [3], this is certainly a step in the right direction for him. To see more images of the garden, .

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Links:
[1] http://www.casasugar.com/tag/philippe+starck
[2] http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZ9aaCenPfUCVgRIlkxTfDDvbzow
[3] http://casasugar.com/1864657
[4] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365
[5] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365?page=0,0,0
[6] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365?page=0,0,1
[7] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365?page=0,0,2
[8] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365?page=0,0,3
[9] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365?page=0,0,4
[10] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365?page=0,0,5
[11] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365?page=0,0,6
[12] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365?page=0,0,7
[13] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365?page=0,0,8
[14] http://www.casasugar.com/2427365?page=0,0,9
[15] http://www.designboom.com/snapshot/gallery-view-all.php?SNAPSHOT_ID=12&GALLERY_ID=629

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Cool Idea: Kartell/Philippe Starck Topiary Garden