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"Costes" Curved Striped Wenge or Bamboo Plywood Armchair by P. Starck for Driade

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"Costes" is an iconic armchair with a black painted tubular steel structure and curved striped wenge or bamboo plywood finished shell. Polyurethane foams padded seat with black or light colored leather fixed cover. Indoor use only.  DIMENSIONS: D. 22.8", W. 18.7", H. 31.4", Seat H. 18.5" There are objects universally recognized as icons. "Costes" easy chair, which in 1984 marked the beginning of the partnership between Philippe Starck and Driade, as well as the consecration of the French designer, formerly unknown in Italy, is one of these objects. Designed for the now disappeared Parisian cafe' of the same name, it owes its timeless success to the absoluteness of forms: a dark wooden embracing structure with three highly tilted legs. PHILIPPE STARCK is an internationally acclaimed French creator, designer and architect. His profound comprehension of contemporary mutations, his determination to change the world, his anticipatory concern for environmental implications, his love of ideas, his desire to defend the intelligence of usefulness and the usefulness of intelligence have accompanied one iconic creation after the other. From everyday products such as furniture and lemon squeezers to revolutionary mega-yachts, individual windmills, electric bikes or hotels and restaurants that aspire to be wondrous, stimulating and intensely vibrant places. This untiring and rebellious citizen of the world, who considers sharing his ethical and subversive vision of a fairer planet as a duty, creates unconventional places and objects whose purpose is to be “good” before being beautiful. Philippe Starck and his wife, Jasmine, mostly live on an airplane or in “middles of nowhere”.
  • Creator:
    Philippe Starck (Designer),Driade (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31.4 in (79.76 cm)Width: 18.7 in (47.5 cm)Depth: 22.8 in (57.92 cm)Seat Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2022
  • Production Type:
    New & Custom(Current Production)
  • Estimated Production Time:
    9-10 weeks
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU163928140743
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