Philippe Starck's School of Design
BBC Two has teamed up with celebrated French design guru Philippe Starck to help find a new generation of British design talent.
Philippe Starck is one of the best known designers in the world. His work spans everything from windmills to cult chairs, hotels, toothbrushes and a megayacht.
Starck said of the BBC Two series, Philippe Starck's School of Design (working title): "What excites me about this project is that it's about the future.
"We are trying to find the talent of young people. We don't want the fashion victim or the design victim; we're seeking the people who do, the people who actually make something.
"That's why this show can be a wake-up machine. It will also show that no one needs to be a genius to be creative. Creativity is accessible.
"I hope these people will be good because if they are good, definitively, that will change their lives and hopefully improve other people's lives."
Starck will invite would-be designers to bid for one of 10 places on a design course to be held in Paris.
At the end of the course at least one student will be rewarded with a six month placement at Starck's design agency in the French capital.
The series will air in 2009, and is produced by Twofour.
Anyone wishing to apply simply needs to fill out a BBC online application form and submit two drawings by the end of August at http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolofdesign/.
Last updated: 17 July 2008
