Kartell High stool Black Plastic material. Dimensions: L 55 x Depth 49 cm x
H 108 cm – Seat: H 75 cm. The A.I. family is growing with the arrival of
the high stool, which focuses on comfort thanks to its wide, welcoming seat. The
future is taking shape at Kartell… A pioneer and visionary, the famous
designer Philippe Starck continues to innovate: he has created the first chair
designed by artificial intelligence. To design it, Starck used Autodesk, an
American company specialising in 3D design software. To design the A.I.
(Artificial Intelligence) chair, Philippe Starck, Autodesk and Kartell asked a
single yet crucial question of Dreamcatcher (the generative design software
developed by Autodesk): Would you be able to give our bodies somewhere to rest
by using as little materials and energy as possible? With no culture, memories
or influence, the software only responded with intelligence, its artificial
intelligence. A.I. is the first chair designed outside our brains, outside our
ways of thinking. Human creative thought and artificial intelligence therefore
merged to design a chair made completely by an algorithm which meets the
original requirements: to create a comfortable, sturdy chair in line with the
Kartell collections' aesthetics, with as little material and energy as possible.
The A.I. chair is the result of joint work between artificial and human
intelligence, defined by Starck himself as Natural intelligence. Autodesk stated
that the design process with the artificial intelligence software was
reminiscent of a child learning’’. Starck describes this process as very
similar to a conversation between two human beings. Why do chairs all look like
each other? How can you create a structurally different chair? At some point,
I needed to open a new door…, explains Philippe Starck concerning the
creation of the A.I. chair project. This collaboration between human and
artificial intelligence has shown that artificial intelligence can assist the
work of a designer by calculating what the optimal responses are to a design
idea. The A.I. chair is a symbol of the experimental approach of design and the
ecological involvement of designer Philippe Starck. Coming from elsewhere, a new
world is now open to us. A world without limits…, Starck concluded. No doubt
the A.I. chair marks a turning point for the future of design.
