Cafe Costes chair by Philippe Starck
Object No. 88/662
Cafe Costes is a smart cafe in Paris. Its interior designer, Philippe Starck, designed this chair especially for it in 1982.The Costes chair has become a symbol of Starck's much publicised style - simple, elegant and functional. This example was made in Italy in 1985 by Driade.
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Summary
Object Statement
Chair, 'Cafe Costes', steel / plywood / leather, designed by Philippe Starck, France, 1982, made by Driade, Italy, 1985
Physical Description
Chair, 'Cafe Costes', steel / plywood / leather, designed by Philippe Starck, France, 1982, made by Driade, Italy, 1985. Dining chair with curving shaped back made of plywood with mahogany finish surrounding a black leather upholstered seat, supported on three black lacquered tubular steel legs, the centre back leg extending at an angle from back centre, the two front legs extending from front edge.
DIMENSIONS
Height
800 mm
Width
450 mm
Depth
570 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
In 1982, the Cafe Costes was a smart new cafe in Paris. Philippe Starck was its interior designer and designed this chair especially for it. The Costes chair became a symbol of Starck's much publicised style - simple elegant and functional. Starck began his career as a designer working with Piere Cardin and then established his reputation with furnitue designs for President Mitterand's Elysee Palace apartment. Now an International figure, Starck has designed everything from furniture, consumer items including the famous Juicy Salif citrus squeezer (Alessi, 1990), interiors and exteriors including hotels, museums and luxury yachts.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Purchased 1988
Acquisition Date
30 August 1988
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