Philippe Starck "Pratfall" 1980's Pair of Lounge Chairs in Black Lacquer and Black Leather

Description

Pair of iconic Pratfall lounge chairs designed by Starck in 1982 and made by the Italian furniture company Driade. The … more Pair of iconic Pratfall lounge chairs designed by Starck in 1982 and made by the Italian furniture company Driade. The very distinctive three-legs chairs feature a curve shell in black-lacquered beech, a black metal tubular frame with black laminated plywood backs and the seats are upholstered in black leather.
This model is larger then the Costes chair, which was featured throughout the Café Costes in Paris in 1980's.
The Pratfall is not being produced any longer making it therefore a very rare and collectible lounge chair.

Philippe Starck's products represent longevity and durability, while characterizing an ability to bring cutting-edge design to everyday product. The French designer has created everything from hotel interiors and luxury yachts to toothbrushes and teakettles yet always maintaining an instantly recognizable signature style: a look that is dynamic, sleek, fluid and witty. Philippe Starck's products represent longevity and durability, while characterizing an ability to bring cutting-edge design to everyday products.


The son of an aircraft engineer, Starck studied interior design at the École Nissim de Camondo in Paris. He started his design career in the 1970s decorating nightclubs in the city, and his reputation for spirited and original interiors earned him a commission in 1983 from French president François Mitterrand to design the private apartments of the Élysée Palace. Starck made his name internationally in 1988 with his design for the interiors of the Royalton Hotel in New York, a strikingly novel environment featuring jewel-toned carpeting and upholstery and furnishings with organically shaped cast-aluminum frames. He followed that up in 1990 with an equally impressive redesign of the Paramount Hotel in Manhattan, a project that featured over-scaled furniture as well as headboards that mimicked Old Masters paintings. less