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Designed by Philippe Starck
There are objects that are universally recognized as icons. The Costes armchair, which in 1984 marked the beginning of the collaboration between Philippe Starck and Driade, and the consecration of the then-unknown designer in Italy, is certainly one such object. Designed for the now-defunct Parisian caf? of the same name, it owes its enduring success to the absoluteness of its form: an enveloping dark wood shell and three sharply angled legs.
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Many years ago, at its beginning, Lord Yo was simply a polypropylene easy chair with an aluminum structure, now it’s an icon. Recognized and recognizable anywhere and by anyone. It took Philippe Starck to carry out such an extraordinary stunt, built with soft curves and raised back, almost a throne, and slightly bent legs. Then […]
Even a classical image, as a railed chair, in the hands of Philippe Starck acquires a particular connotation. In Pip-e, the sequence of horizontal elements, which create the seat and back definetly, takes on a strong chiaroscuro and goes, unexpectedly, to accompany the bending of the knees.
Characterized by the embracing shell and stiletto legs, Lago is enhanced by it’s intensifying bright colors that deliberately smooth the entire surface.
An armchair/character, with an organic outline, perhaps anthropomorphous, conceived with leather directly fixed on a fiberglass skeleton. A tribute, to the great Carlo Mollino and to the Danish design of the 50s, led by Starck with impeccable mastery. The frame is the result of a complex and skilful construction: a first outer shell made of […]
Lievore Altherr Molina, the Barcelona-based design firm typically designs harmonious and balanced items as well as intense shapes balanced in a peaceful tension. For Driade they have designed Verlaine, a sofa complete with a pouf sporting an exceptionally expressive versatility that reminds of organic and flowing shapes. Its fascinating silhouette is an irresistible attraction inviting […]
Anapo’s collection of tables, in the rectangular and circular version and in different sizes including a side table. Its inspiration lies in the Sixties and in a specific idea of middle-class home torn between rigour and softness, luxury and functionality, indifferent to passing fads.
Fabio Novembre uses furniture design to tell intense and fascinating stories in which the protagonist is often the human figure. This human figure is capable of becoming abstract and universal, able to propose a mythic beauty as occurred in Greek art. So that Nemo, a face with classic features is hollowed out to create an […]
Named after the inventor Margarete Steiff from Germany who invented the Teddy bear. The designer wanted to design a cozy armchair and character by playing with softness and proportions. This armchair is a cozy hub. The refine metal base highlights a soft upholstery with its smooth shapes and an iconic and unique upholstered back leg […]