The three legs weren t simply contrived for style they served a purpose.
Costes philippe starck chair.
Starck used a black lacquered tubular tripod shape to avoid making it too bulky which would have hindered the movements of the waiters.
They were designed to prevent waiters in the busy parisian cafe costes from tripping.
Costes chair design by philippe starck start to be mass product from 1985 by driade an italian company with black painted tubular steel structure and curved plywood shell.
The shell is made of bent plywood.
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Designed for the homonymous now disappeared parisian café owes its timeless success to the absoluteness of forms.
Chair for kartell by philippe starck and powered by autodesk is now available in kartell stores worldwide.
Seat padded with polyurethane foam.
As you will see on these pages philippe starck s furniture makes a bold statement and it can add a welcome bit of humor to even the most traditional decor.
Very nice set of 4 dining chairs model costes designed by philippe starck and manufactured by driade aleph italy 1984.
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The costes chair was used by philippe starck in 1981 to furnish the famous café costes in paris characterized by the use of models that were extremely functional resistant and made of simple materials.
This famous iconic chair was designed for the café costes in paris.
In philippe starck design restaurant interiors for the café costes 1984 in paris manin 1985 in tokyo theatron 1985 in mexico city and teatriz 1990 in madrid among others.
Starck used a tripod shape to avoid making it too bulky which would have hindered the movements of the waiters.
A dark wooden embracing.
Apart from its obvious ergonomic industrial and ecological functions there is also its meaning and its background and above all the background of the people who will experience it.
The three legs on philippe starck s classic chair are what make this design iconic.
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The timeless appeal of the costes chair is confirmed by its popularity even today over 26 years since it was first placed on the market.
Starck was also responsible for the interior design of the royalton and paramount hotels 1988 and 1990 in new york city work that subsequently.
While one of his limited edition prince de fribourg et treyer armchairs might be priced at 7 000 a plastic starck chair for the italian firm kartell is available for around 250.
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