French designer Philippe Starck has created the interiors for the habitation module of the "world's first" commercial space station, which is due to open in 2020.
Designed for the privately-owned space exploration company, Axiom Space, Starck's habitation module will house paying individuals on expeditions to the space station.
Axiom commissioned Starck to create the interiors of the crew quarters, dining area and galley habitation module for the Axiom Station, which is connected to the International Space Station (ISS).
"This is a dream project for a creator like me with a genuine fascination for aviation and space exploration," said Starck.
"My vision for the habitation module on Axiom Station is to create a comfortable egg that is inviting with soft walls and a design perfectly in harmony with the values and movements of the human body in zero gravity," he continued.
Starck wanted his interior design to evoke the feeling of being weightless in the womb, which is similar to astronauts floating in zero gravity.
"A space station is ruled by a fundamental law: zero gravity. Unlike terrestrial life constraints, life in space is a multi-directional freedom," said the designer.
"This dematerialisation shall be a first approach to infinity. The traveller should physically and mentally feel their action of floating in the universe," he added.
According to Axiom, Starck's interiors are designed to enhance life in orbit, and to ...