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88/662 Chair, 'Cafe Costes', steel / plywood / leather, designed by Philippe Starck, France, 1982, made by Driade, Italy, 1985. Click to enlarge.
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Cafe Costes chair by Philippe Starck

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.

Summary

Object No.

88/662

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.

Marks

Two adhesive labels on underside of seat.
1) White synthetic fabric with black printing ' Notice/ this article meets all / flammability requirements of California Bureau of / home furnishings bulletins / 116 & 117 / Care should be exercised / near open flame or with burning cigarettes'.
2) Clear adhesive label with white printing. 'ALEPHUBIK / Mostello Costes controllo driate s.p.a. 29012 / Fossatello di Carorso (PC) tel. 0523-822344/7 / progetto Phillipe Starke

Short URL

https://ma.as/86627

Dimensions

Height

800 mm

Width

450 mm

Depth

570 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 1988

Acquisition Date

29 August 1988

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Cafe Costes chair by Philippe Starck 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/86627>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/86627 |title=Cafe Costes chair by Philippe Starck |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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