Renowned industrial designer Philippe Starck has suggested that he has worked with Apple on a major upcoming product, according to a Le Figaro report (Translated Link). Speaking on the radio program France Info, Starck said that he has been working with Apple on a “revolutionary” product that will be launched in the next eight months, without going into details.
Though Starck is perhaps best known within the Apple world for his collaborations on third-party accessories, including iPod-docking speakers from Parrot, a unique iOS device-docking lamp from F’los, and a line of external Mac-compatible hard drives from LaCie, he has become internationally famous for fashion-forward products and architectural endeavors, including the designs of hotels, restaurants, and public spaces.
Starck said in the interview that he met regularly with late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to talk, noting in a roughly translated quote that “[f]or seven years I came to see him once a month in Palo Alto and elsewhere Monday I go there, because even though he is dead, now I will see his wife.
We liked to talk all things interesting.” [via MacRumors | Mac4Ever]
Update: In a statement to AllThingsD, Apple has denied that it is working on a project with Starck; the report suggests that the designer is instead involved with the design of the Jobs’ yacht.
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