In this excellent TedTalk, Philippe Starck spends his 18 minutes reaching for the very roots of the question "Why design?"
Phillipe Starck is one of the most famous modern designers working today. He has garnered a great deal of acclaim for his building interior designs as well as being an accomplished architect and product designer. Products designed by Starck can be seen on display in the collections of a number of European and American museums, among them the Brooklyn Museum in New York, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and the Museum of Design in London.