[1]He is considered one of the pioneers of democratic design, aiming to offer the best possible service while using the minimum of materials, in order to improve the life of the user.

For this company, he built relationships with manufacturers across Europe including: Driade,[6] Alessi, and Kartell, in Italy, Drimmer in Austria, Vitra in Switzerland, and Disform and Andreu World[7] in Spain.

[9] After this, Starck's output expanded to include furniture, decoration, architecture, street furniture, industry (wind turbines, photo booths), bathroom fittings, kitchens, floor, and wall coverings, lighting, domestic appliances, office equipment such as staplers, utensils, tableware, clothing, accessories, toys, glassware, graphic design and publishing, food, and vehicles for land, sea, air and space.

[12] In France, with Luc Arsène-Henry, Starck designed the extension of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris (1998).

Also in France, in the South West, Philippe Starck designed La Co(o)rniche[26] and Ha(a)itza[27] hotels, both in Arcachon, near the Dune of Pilat.

In 2019, Starck created the Lily of the Valley Hotel[28] on the French Riviera and in 2020, opened La Réserve Eden au Lac Zurich.

[29] In 2022 Philippe Starck was appointed artistic director of the TOO Hotel, which opened its doors at the top of one of Jean Nouvel's DUO Towers in Paris.

[30] In the same year, he collaborated once again with architect Jean Nouvel to design the Rosewood Sao Paulo[31], a hotel in which most of the materials used were locally sourced and inspired by Brazilian culture[32].

Also in 2022, Cyril Aouizerate, Michel Reybier and Philippe Starck joined forces to open the MOB House hotel and restaurant in Saint-Ouen, a concept designed for longer stays.

[35][36] Starck has designed several restaurants, including in the early years, the Café Costes (1984) in Paris, Manin (1985) in Tokyo, Theatron (1985) in Mexico City, Teatriz (1990) in Madrid,[37][1] and, more recently, several restaurants with the Alajmo brothers in Paris, Venice and Milan: Caffe Stern (2014),[38] Amo (2016),[39] Gran Caffe Quadri (2018)[40] and Amor (2019),[41] La Réserve à la Plage in Saint Tropez, with Michel Reybier Hospitality, and The Avenue at Saks in New York in 2019.

[49][50][51] Starck designed the luxury marina renovation in the Port Adriano harbor, on the south-west bay of Palma de Mallorca[52] It opened in April 2012.

[54][47] Zartan, created for Magis by Stark in 2010, is a chair entirely made from natural material like bamboo, linen and hemp fiber, a non-toxic and biodegradable alternative to replace plastic.

[61] In 2016, Starck developed a GPS-tracking wristband, DIAL (Individual Alert and Localization Device) for Société nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, which allows endangered people to share their exact location with rescue services from the sea or the beach.

He has expressed this as a utopian ideal, approached in practice by increasing production quantities to cut costs and by using mail-order,[79] via Les 3 Suisses.

These kit media libraries give refugee populations access to culture and information and can be installed anywhere around the world providing screens, books, games, cameras and more.