Comments on: Wedge Too | Philippe Starck

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:42:38 +0000

Design must be so difficult with such fine materials

By: Lowell

Lowell — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:21:33 +0000

Yes it is a beautiful boat, but it looks like a standard Feadship design to me (I work in a boat yard so I see alot of boats and read all the magazines this is not blind saying) . I was more impressed a few years back when Starck came out with this. But that is just my .02

http://yachts.monacoeye.com/yachtsbyname/mediafiles/blohm_voss_970_a_002.jpg

By: amitabh bacchan

amitabh bacchan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:31:14 +0000

boring and old……

By: victorgm

victorgm — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:34:55 +0000

I just don’t see any coherence in Starck, he just says what he knows people want to hear (TED talk) but he acts differently, just like the market needs him. “Design is dead” (Starck’s words not my) because of guys like him.
He his very talented, no doubt, but he has done more harm than good to our unsustainable consumerist society.

By: JCashell

JCashell — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:47:16 +0000

@trimtab21 I disagree with you. Sure, the interiors don’t look that great, and the exterior is more classic, but that’s exactly what it is–Classic. I think that this has a lot of hallmarks of Stark’s design, while at the same time remaining classically nautical and welcoming. While this is in no way a revolutionary design, it still creates a functional and enjoyable aesthetic. Furthermore, you have no idea what the client was asking for; there could have been plenty of debate between Stark and the client, resulting in a design that neither was happy with. We just don’t know.

By: trimtab21

trimtab21 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:34:40 +0000

looks like Philippe is loosing his creative edge.

By: Joe Fotheringham

Joe Fotheringham — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:39:18 +0000

@Flecha – It was launched in 2002 but most people outside of the superyachting community still don’t know about it. We prefer to talk about new and innovative items, but once in awhile we find something that we think has been overlooked.

By: Flecha

Flecha — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:49:49 +0000

I don’t understand why this is on here. This yacht was designed in 1999, and was finished in 2002.

By: Mel Torme

Mel Torme — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:31:27 +0000

@ Andy Gillette
Have to disagree with your line of thought there, boss. I have worked personally with Starck and I can tell you that he is involved in each and every project. His design office is made up of him and only 1-2 other designers, however, he generally has final sign off on anything and everything. He did probably get a couple million for this boat (probably only a small percentage of the actual cost). He also is one of the hardest working men I know, but has fun with it at the same time. The man barely lives at home because he is so busy traveling around being apart of all the projects he is involved with.

I’m not saying the boat design stuns me or is his best work, but just because you’re jealous you don’t have royalty and contributor checks rolling across your desk, doesn’t mean you have to dog the guy.

By: Speedmaster

Speedmaster — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:40:03 +0000

Wow, an absolute work of art!

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:12:04 +0000

this is an absolute great ship — like it!

By: Andy Gillette

Andy Gillette — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:16:39 +0000

I have to kind of agree with Lone on this one. Pretty much a yawn as far as design goes.

Starck was mostly awesome for his refusal to let design be mere aesthetics. I have trouble finding the utility in a yacht that’s a lot like any other big expensive boat, except the interiors have obviously been designed (er, selected from modern furniture catalogs). And, really, what are the odds that he had anything to do with that? He went to one meeting and was like ‘I am famous, give me millions,’ and promptly pawned this off on his team of anxious, 20-year-old interns.

By: Lone

Lone — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:35:45 +0000

The constrasting white and warm woods make it essentially a whale of a sloop. Interesting that its a modern exterior surrounding a classic core but Im just not feeling it. Im almost waiting for Roman slaves to push out oars from the windows and call for ramming speed or to find a Playboy logo on all the surfaces of the command deck.

By: Chloe Shlosberg

Chloe Shlosberg — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:31:00 +0000

Very Cool! His work is amazing! I love these Yahts!

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:56:22 +0000

Wow.

And how much is it?