Chair 'Mr. Impossible' by Philippe Starck for Kartell

Designer: Philippe Starck

Philippe Starck (Paris, January 18, 1949) is a French architect and designer. He began his career with the production of inflatable furniture in 1968 and subsequently received important job assignments. In 1974 he settled in the United States and then returned to Paris two years later. He founded the Starck Product company (1979) to market previous creations. Particularly famous is the Juicy Salif juicer (1991-Alessi) which has become a "cult object". He currently lives and works in Paris. He holds the position of professor at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Works: The nightclubs "La Main Bleue" in 1976 and "Les Bains Douches" in 1978 the private apartments of the President of the French Republic at the Elysée in 1982 The Café Costes in 1984, the Restaurant Theatronnel in 1985, the Restaurant Manin in 1987 hotel "Royalton" in 1988 and "Paramount" in 1990 The Groninger Museum in 1993 ENSAD in 1998 Asakusa Brewery (Tokyo, Japan) For Kartell he designs the chair "La Marie", "Ero | S |", "Victoria Ghost "," Louis Ghost "," Dr. NO and Dr. NA "In 1994 he designed the Motò 6.5 2005 Gun Collection for Aprilia for the Italian furniture and lighting company FLOS.

Production: Kartell

Kartell is an Italian company founded in 1949 in Noviglio, in the province of Milan, which produces furniture and sophisticated industrial design objects in plastic. The company was founded by Giulio Castelli, a chemical engineer who started his business producing accessories for cars and plastic household items. The success of the brand was consolidated in the sixties, a particularly positive period for Italian design. The international consecration came in 1972 with the participation in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York dedicated to made in Italy furniture, and the pieces presented on that occasion, designed by Gae Aulenti, Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanuso , are still part of the permanent collection of the museum. In the nineties he began a lasting collaboration with several internationally renowned designers, including Antonio Citterio, Ron Arad, Vico Magistretti, Philippe Starck, Piero Lissoni and many others. Furthermore, in 1999 Kartell founded the museum of the same name, which collects and exhibits more than 1000 creations. International prizes have been awarded to various Kartell products, including the Compasso d'Oro, the prize awarded annually by the ADI (Association for Industrial Design), considered the most important award in the world in the sector. The peculiarity of Kartell is the use of plastic in furniture in a completely original way and with the use of processing technologies traditionally used in other industrial sectors. Kartell products are entirely produced in Italy, even if the largest sales market is the United States. Among the most famous and most successful products are the Maui seating series by Magistretti, the transparent chair in just two pieces La Marie, the Eros armchairs and the one-piece rotational molded chair series "Ghost" and Bubble by Starck, the Bookworm bookcase by Ron Arad.

Time: 2000s

2000s

Material: Polycarbonate