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Social media sceptic Philippe Starck joins Facebook and Instagram

French designer Philippe Starck has belatedly joined Facebook and Instagram, despite previously describing digital media as “sick”.

Starck launched his Facebook and Instagram accounts as part of a “digital transformation” of his brand.

His company described them as “two new routes for unprecedented immersion in the heart of the Starck universe, and a way for the designer to be always closer to his sentimental tribe.”

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Last year Starck told Dezeen that digital culture was “sick” and posed for this ironic “no photos” picture

The move marks a turnaround for the 67-year-old designer, who has previously eschewed social media and poured scorn on digital culture.

“This idea of living everything through a 2D screen, it’s no life,” he said in an interview with Dezeen last year. “I think it’s really dangerous.”



“People now record everything they do,” he added, claiming that reliance on digital devices would destroy human memory.

“That means perhaps in two generations we shall have no more than software of memory. Why try to remember?”

A photo posted by STARCK (@starck) on Sep 20, 2016 at 3:53am PDT

“It’s sick and the damage will be astonishing,” he added. “Nobody will ever see the pictures again. That means it’s erased. It’s not in the brain, it’s perhaps in the cloud but nobody will go to see the cloud.”

Starck made his comments in Milan during the furniture fair last year, where he was one of several designers to speak out about the intrusive nature of social media.

Fellow designer Patricia Urquiola said that bloggers and Instagrammers were turning fairs such as Salone del Mobile into “a kind of wild west” while Konstantin Grcic said designers were becoming “cattle that are pushed around.”

A photo posted by STARCK (@starck) on Sep 14, 2016 at 9:30am PDT

Starck’s company plans to use its new social media accounts to update followers with news, behind-the-scenes imagery and designs from his archive.

His Facebook account is now live at facebook.com/StarckOfficial and his Instagram account at instagram.com/starck.

Posts on his Instagram account include photos of Starck riding an escalator and pointing at one of his own quotations.

A photo posted by STARCK (@starck) on Sep 26, 2016 at 6:18am PDT

The Frenchman is one of the most prolific living designers, and is best known for products including the Juicy Salif lemon squeezer and the Louis Ghost chair.

Although he is best known for designing interiors, furniture and products, he has also completed a series of architectural projects, including a collection of prefabricated, low-energy homes and a cultural centre in Bilbao.

He’s also the latest designer to venture into the fragrance industry, with a trio of eau de toilettes released under his new perfume label, Starck Paris.

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Inside 2016 conference programme announced

Dezeen promotion: well-known designers including Ross Lovegrove, Jürgen Mayer H, Job Smeets and Joyce Wang will speak at this year’s Inside festival seminar programme.

The theme for Inside 2016 is Fluid Interiors. A programme of exhibitions, talks and debates will each explore the implications for interior architecture as the boundaries between the workplace, home and leisure spaces become blurred.

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Well-known designers including Joyce Wang will speak as part of this year’s Inside seminar programme

Autoban’s Seyhan Özdemir and designer Philip Ross will also present during the seminar programme, which will be chaired by Nigel Coates.



The talks will take place alongside an exhibition of the 63 projects shortlisted for the Inside Awards 2016.

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Architect Jürgen Mayer will also present during the event, which is focused on the theme of Fluid Interiors

During the three-day event, winners from the shortlist will be selected across nine categories by judges including Clive Wilkinson, Werner Aisslinger, Robert Backhouse and Virginia Lung.

One will also go on to be named World Interior of the Year 2016 at an awards ceremony held in Berlin’s Postbahnhof building. Past winners of this award include a sculptural timber hotel lobby in Canberra by March Studio and a Hong Kong restaurant by Joyce Wang.

There will also be a series of talks held at the Festival Hall that will focus on contemporary design, including working globally, cutting-edge technology and innovative materials.

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Autoban co-founder Seyhan Özdemir (left) is also among the speakers

Delegates will also have the opportunity take part in a series of curated tours to Berlin’s design hotspots, galleries and architectural points of interest.

Dezeen is media partner for this year’s Inside event, which will be held at the Arena Berlin, Germany on the 16 to 18 November 2016, alongside the World Architecture Festival (WAF) – see the full programme here.

Dezeen readers can receive a 10 per cent discount on Delegate passes – which usually cost €1,150 (£1, 330) – by visiting the website and using the Inside discount code: DEZEEN1610.

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Shoreham Beach House by ABIR Architects features gabion walls filled with beach pebbles

ABIR Architects used pebbles found on the beach to create the layered facade of this house in the English seaside town of Shoreham – which featured in last night’s episode of UK television show Homes By The Sea.

East Sussex-based ABIR Architects designed the Shoreham Beach House for owners Adas and Catherine Nicholson, who moved to the town from London with their two children.

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The couple purchased an outdated 1950s bungalow on the boardwalk and, after living in it for several years, decided to demolish it to make way for their new home.

The four-bedroom property features a form and materiality that references its picturesque setting, but is also tailored to the needs of its occupants, who enjoy stepping straight off the beach after wind surfing or swimming in the sea.

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“It’s a unique home designed specifically for this family and for this location,” said architect Giles Ings. “The pebbles, for instance, were chosen to match the beach. It couldn’t belong anywhere else.”

Shoreham beach house Abir architects

When viewed from the beach or the boardwalk that passes along in front of the house’s garden, the building appears as three distinct layers, each of which evokes an aspect of the marine environment.

Shoreham beach house Abir architects

The base of the building is clad with gabions – cages filled with rocks that are typically used to stabilise shorelines or slopes against erosion. They lend it a density that roots it in the landscape.

The bedrooms are contained within the monolithic, protective base layer, which uses pebbles instead of standard rocks to enhance its connection to the surroundings.

Shoreham beach house Abir architects

“The idea is that the house grows from the beach and every element of the building is reflected in the surroundings,” said Adas Nicholson during the episode of Homes By The Sea, which was aired by British broadcaster Channel 4.

Shoreham beach house Abir architects

The level above accommodates the open-plan living space, which is lined with full-height windows looking out towards the beach and the sea beyond.

The windows extend outwards slightly from the facade. They wrap around the corners at either end to provide views along the coast, as well as creating an increased sense of proximity to the sea.

Shoreham beach house Abir architects

Local timber clads the roof, providing the final layer, and also covers the sides of the building. The wood’s tone will gradually lighten as it is bleached by the sun.

The same wood provides decking and a path in the garden, which extends from the house towards the boardwalk and features native seaside succulents and grasses.

Shoreham beach house Abir architects

“After the pebbles on the beach you’ve got the glass which reflects the sea and the sky, and then there’s the driftwood right at the top,” said Nicholson.

Shoreham beach house Abir architects

Inside the home’s open-plan upper storey, a glazed corner incorporating sliding doors provides access to a decked terrace that overlooks the beach.

A microcement floor partially reflects light that floods in through the large windows, while plywood used for the staircase and joinery throughout introduces a simple and warm element to the otherwise cool and minimal interior.

Shoreham beach house Abir architects

ABIR Architects is based in Hove. The studio previously collaborated with Peter Lewis of AEREA Design on a cluster of colourful beach huts in Bournemouth, which are designed to be accessible for wheelchair users.

Photography is by Jim Stephenson.



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Ground floor plan – click for larger image
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First floor plan – click for larger image

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Getty Images Names Communications Exec

Getty Images has named Jennifer Ferguson senior vp of global communications, a new role at the company.

Ferguson previously served as Christie’s senior vp and international director of communications and public relations.

Ferguson will report to Getty Images’ CEO Dawn Airey and be a member of the company’s executive committee.

Forbes: Bill Gates is The Richest Person in America (Again)

For the 23rd straight year, Forbes has named Bill Gates the richest person in America. Gates’ net worth of $81 billion was good enough to once again earn him the top spot on the Forbes 400.

While it was business as usual for the number one spot, there was a change to the runner-up. Jeff Bezos ($67 billion) has supplanted Warren Buffett ($65 billion) in the number two spot for the first time in 15 years.

We know you’re wondering about Donald Trump. Despite his claims that he’s worth $10 billion, Forbes put it at more like $3 billion. Trump’s fortune declined by a whopping $800 million since last year’s Forbes 400. He’s now just the 157th richest person in the nation. Sad!

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