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Industrial designer Philippe Starck and LaCie CEO Philippe Spruch discuss the collaboration that resulted in LaCie's revolutionary new hard drives.

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Science & Technology

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• Philippe Starck
• LaCie
• hard drives
• Revolutionary
• DAS
• Design
• Computer Data Storage

[kotetsu131]

And I don't care if other people think he's full of crap. I think his idea about a physical representation/symbolism of the protection of knowledge/information makes damn good sense. I mean just look at the thing, It's a glob of shiny stuff encased in an enclosure that looks like it could take a .45 round. Perhaps the other crap about man being the master of his creation is a bit superfluous, but I still think he had a damn good idea!

[mikeyburns319]

Starck - like brain with motorcycle helmet.

[vruinerv]

Starck = The Genius

[kotetsu131]

You know...I had bought one of these because of the design but when I got it I was quite disappointed in the workmanship....the outer case was very solid but it felt like the shiny part was probably made of plastic. I know, I understand the concept of keeping costs down but I mean if you're going to make something like this and charge so much for the casing...at least make it out of materials that don't invalidate the design by making it feel cheap. Use real chorme for God's sake...

[LambertxMc]

This is so nice, ill be picking up the 2TB from the Apple Store

[DanceTraxX1]

@kotetsu131

I study Industrial Design Engineering at the TU Delft (Netherlands). Recently we had lessons about metaphors in design. Stark and these HDD's are te perfect example: HDD = Memory, Memory = Brain, Brain = behind forehead. what starck did and even explains (brain + motorcycle helmet) is he made a forehead, with a protecting 'shell' around it. in that way the design describes what the product actually is, in a metaphorical way.

[2Katti2]

It's just not nice and but it's handy and really useful. maybe just got 320 GB but what is to nice is that i can use it on my mac and normal windows vista ^^ . I'm glad i got me one ;)

[waXsurf]

I love the LaCie Starck Harddrives! The Design is gorgeous!

[earlbee31]

Awesome ! I'm going to buy the mobile one to use with my Macbook pro

[McLaursen]

I got that one - and LOVE the idea behind - like always - Starck is incredible!

[moonseolnyeo]

I love these drives--they are reliable and beautiful; and the drive I bought 5 years ago is still running and it still looks good next to my Mac.

[onraj9mm]

the thing is beautiful