Some designers are considering the fashion needs of future space tourists. Others believe space tourists need no fashion at all. Float naked, says the aptly named Starck!
One could revisit the 1960s cosmonaut fantasy designs of Pierre Cardin and André Courrèges – as did so many contemporary designers in their futuristic spring 2007 collections. But Philippe Starck, the French designer who is consulting as art director for Richard Branson's development of Virgin Galactic spacecraft, said that one of his original proposals was for future space explorers to travel naked.
"The whole style of the rocket on the inside, the clothes and accessories, I have tried to make the most immaterial as possible," said Mr. Starck, describing his vision for interiors that evoke a cloudlike feeling. Material is vulgar, he said. Only the vision of space is important. "The style is dematerialization," he said.
Link. Image: a design for spacewear from Philippe Starck. (Thanks, Susannah Breslin!)
