Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Philippe Starck on Creativity


I'm sure this article has crossed your radar already - it's definitely worth reading (although there's some dissent in the comments!). Some gems:

"Creativity is almost a mortal sickness. It’s not easy to be happy and creative: With creativity comes great anxiety, great effort, great desire for love. To be creative, you have to be curious, generous, to want to try to understand."

"My inspiration comes from the existence of my life. I try to understand my mistakes. I try to understand why I do that. I try to understand how I can avoid doing that in future."

"If you are truly creative, it’s not possible to stop creating, even for a moment. Even though sometimes I wish I could. It’s a continuous process."

Did anyone else watch that reality show where Starck mentored young British designers?

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