Kartell Stackable armchair Orange Plastic material. Dimensions: L 55 x Depth
55 cm x H 80 cm – Seat: H 46 x – Armrests: H 68 cm. „The future is
taking shape at Kartell… Pioneer and visionary, the famous designer, Philippe
Starck, continues to innovate: he has created the first chair designed by
artificial intelligence. To draw it, Starck used Autodesk, an American company
specialised 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 a 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 of our brains, outside of 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: creating a
comfortable, study 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
described 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 a point, I needed to open a new door…“
explained 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 the designer
Philippe Starck. „Coming from elsewhere, a new world is now open to us. An
unlimited world…“ concluded Starck. No doubt the A.I. chair marks a turning
point for the future of design. Mark Davis, Design Futures Director of Autodes,
stated: "Working with Starck and Kartell was really a source of inspiration. The
opportunity to understand their design philosophy and their approach to solving
problems was invaluable for our team, in the context of our reflection on the
way to achieve Autodesk's vision for the future of manufacturing. It is a
research collaboration at the height of industrial design, which was able to
obtain one of the most creative results that we have tried to achieve with
generative design. Thanks to a collaborative relationship with artificial
intelligence, humans will see their expertise in terms of design and engineering
amplified, which will increase their capacity for innovation and
productivity.""
