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.

In detail:

Variation : White

Brand : Kartell

Designer : Philippe Starck

Type : High stool

Colour : White

Material : 100% recycled thermoplastic technopolymer (from industrial waste recycling), injection moulded, soft touch finish

Dimensions : L 55 x Depth 49 cm x H 108 cm – Seat: H 75 cm

Weight : 9.46 lb

Characteristics : First mass-produced chair designed by artificial intelligence – Designed using generative design software developed by Autodesk – Designed with as little material as possible – 100% recycled material (coming from recycled industrial waste) – Stackable – For indoors and out

Country of Manufacture : Italy