Kartell Furniture
Italian
The Italian design giant Kartell transformed plastic from the stuff of humble household goods into a staple of luxury design in the 1960s. Founded in Milan by Italian chemical engineer Giulio Castelli (1920–2006) and his wife Anna Ferrieri (1918–2006), Kartell began as an industrial design firm, producing useful items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment designed to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. Even as companies like Olivetti and Vespa were making Italian design popular in the 1950s, typewriters and scooters were relatively costly, and Castelli and Ferrieri wanted to provide Italian consumers with affordable, stylish goods.
They launched a housewares division of Kartell in 1953, making lighting fixtures and kitchen tools and accessories from colorful molded plastic. Consumers in the postwar era were initially skeptical of plastic goods, but their affordability and infinite range of styles and hues eventually won devotees. Tupperware parties in the United States made plastic storage containers ubiquitous in postwar homes, and Kartell’s ingenious designs for juicers, dustpans, and dish racks conquered Europe. Kartell designer Gino Colombini was responsible for many of these early products, and his design for the KS 1146 Bucket won the Compasso d’Oro prize in 1955.
Buoyed by its success in the home goods market, Kartell introduced its Habitat division in 1963. Designers Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper created the K1340 (later called the K 4999) children’s chair that year, and families enjoyed their bright colors and light weight, which made them easy for kids to pick up and move. In 1965, Joe Colombo (1924–78) created one of Kartell’s few pieces of non-plastic furniture, the 4801 chair, which sits low to the ground and comprised of just three curved pieces of plywood. (In 2012, Kartell reissued the chair in plastic.) Colombo followed up on the success of the 4801 with the iconic 4867 Universal Chair in 1967, which, like Verner Panton’s S chair, is made from a single piece of plastic. The colorful, stackable injection-molded chair was an instant classic. That same year, Kartell introduced Colombo’s KD27 table lamp. Ferrierei’s cylindrical 4966 Componibili storage module debuted in 1969.
Kartell achieved international recognition for its innovative work in 1972, when a landmark exhibition curated by Emilio Ambasz called “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” opened at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. That show introduced American audiences to the work of designers such as Gaetano Pesce; Ettore Sottsass, founder of the Memphis Group; and the firms Archizoom and Superstudio (both firms were among Italy's Radical design groups) — all of whom were using wit, humor and unorthodox materials to create a bracingly original interior aesthetic.
Castelli and Ferrieri sold Kartell to Claudio Luti, their son-in-law, in 1988, and since then, Luti has expanded the company’s roster of designers.
Kartell produced Ron Arad’s Bookworm wall shelf in 1994, and Philippe Starck’s La Marie chair in 1998. More recently, Kartell has collaborated with the Japanese collective Nendo, Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola and glass designer Tokujin Yoshioka, among many others. Kartell classics can be found in museums around the world, including MoMA, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. In 1999, Claudio Luti established the Museo Kartell to tell the company’s story, through key objects from its innovative and colorful history.
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Creator: Kartell
Set of 2 Kartell Papyrus Chair in Smoke Brown by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
By Kartell, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Papyrus is a remake of the archetypal antique rush chair, from a time when chair structures were decisive and strong. This chair combines a transluc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Roy Stool in Blue by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Chinese-style stool featuring a pattern in homage to Roy Lichtenstein with the dots from his paintings.
Available in White, Black, Powder, Blue & Petroleum.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Misses Flower Power Glossy White by Philippe Starck and Eugenie Quillet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miss flower power is the planter with an elongated silhouette and generous dimensions capable of giving a touch of personality to outdoor settings.
Available in black, glossy whit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 16 Large Kartell Jellies Glasses in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of glasses made from colorful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Copper by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The baroque style bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Metal
Kartell Componibili 4-Tier Drawer in Black by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular elements were designed to meet various needs and to fit into any room in your home: bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or living room. The design solution that animates the Modular s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Ashtray 4635 Design by Sergio Asti for Kartell, 1967
By Kartell, Sergio Asti
Located in FERROL, ES
Ashtray 4635 design by Sergio Asti for Kartell, 1967.
White plastic base, yellowish due to time, and metallic upper part with some signs of use.
Measurements: 25 cm. diameter 5...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Metal
Kartell Set of 3 Namaste Plates in Black and Grey by Jean-Marie Massaud
By Jean-Marie Massaud, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The set of 3 different sized "Namaste" plates/trays features an organic and asymmetric design that calls to mind the idea of flat stones and an all-natural ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Gino Colombini Midcentury Cream Plastic Italian Umbrella Stand for Kartell 1970s
By Gino Colombini, Kartell
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Midcentury cream white plastic umbrella stand. This fantastic piece was designed by Gino Colombini for Kartell in Italy during the 1970s.
This fantastic piece is number...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Kartell Light Air Table Lamp in Crystal & Light Blue by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An illusionist table lamp, a suspended light that eludes the laws of gravity. Light-air is essential, modern and rational, but at the same time it produces a magic effect. Its struct...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Set of Three Chrome Plastic Coat Hangers Olaf Bohr, 1960s
By Olaf von Bohr, Kartell
Located in Catania, CT
Original vintage condition with trace of age and use for this set of three coat hangers made from chrome plastic designed by Olaf Bohr for Kartell. Small losses of chrome. Italy 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Italian Space Age Pair of Red Plastic Chairs by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1970s
By Carlo Bartoli, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Space Age pair of red plastic chairs by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1970s
Pair of chairs with rounded shapes, in red plastic with removable l...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 16 Large Kartell Jellies Glasses in Light Blue by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of glasses made from colorful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Kartell Space Lamp in Chrome by Adam Tihany
By Adam Tihany, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A table lamp made of transparent plastic with an elongated shape: the Silhouette recalls the shapes of the Space Needle, the tower that made the Seattle skyline famous. “In designing the ‘Space’ Lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell All Saints Mirror in Crystal by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Round mirror with a transparent or colored PMMA frame, with a unique pleated effect. The possibility of applying transparency even to gold and chrome, makes this mirror an extremely ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Small FL/Y Pendant Light in Sky Blue by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FL/Y pendant light small in sky blue. It is a collection of pendant lamps designed by Ferruccio Laviani in 2002.
Dimensions: Shade height: 11 in.; Diameter: 15 in.; Unit weight: 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Medium FL/Y Pendant Light in Glossy White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An essential lamp which is characterized by the “subtle interpretations of the theme. Made in transparent methacrylate in glossy white, the cover is not perfectly hemispherical but t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Battista Trolley in White by Antonio Citterio & Oliver Löw
By Antonio Citterio, Glen Oliver Löw, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Besides being a practical trolley with a striking combination of plastic and metal components, Battista is an all-out extendible and folding table, ideal for buffets and aperitifs or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Kartell Stone Stool in Smoke by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stone is a stool with a simple shape but with a very precious appearance. Made with an essential symmetrical linear shape which is reminiscent of an hourglass, its surface is simply ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Masters Bar Stool in Black by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kartell also offers a stool version of the Masters chair, winner of the Good Design Award 2010 and the Red Dot Award 2013, and a worldwide best seller. The legs are lengthened and the seat is shrunk, but the frame's unmistakable graphic look, created by the weave of the silhouettes of three iconic chairs, remains the same. Masters Stool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Masters Counter Stool in Black by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kartell also offers a stool version of the Masters chair, winner of the Good Design Award 2010 and the Red Dot Award 2013, and a worldwide best seller. The legs are lengthened and the seat is shrunk, but the frame's unmistakable graphic look, created by the weave of the silhouettes of three iconic chairs, remains the same. Masters Stool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Sparkle Round Table-Stool in Crystal by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Tokujin Yoshioka, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tokyjin Yoshioka's new Sparkle table collection are as striking as a brilliant ray of sunlight. The plastic's unique pleating (both inside and out) is reflected in the end result: tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Cindy Lamp in Gun Metal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The typical table lamp of the seventies given new form and color. The Cindy lamp with a conical lampshade and rounded teardrop base comes in a broad range o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Jellies Carafe in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of carafes made from colourful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Short Only Me Mirror in White by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Only Me reflects the narcissist in each of us. Designed by Starck, Only Me is a mirror with a slender 8-cm frame. Only Me in square that can be hung in either ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Medium FL/Y Pendant Light in Copper by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An essential lamp which is characterized by the “subtle interpretations of the theme. Made in transparent methacrylate in copper, the cover is not perfectly hemispherical but the cut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Set of 16 Kartell Jellies Flutes in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies family tableware line has been expanded to include new items designed especially for the Christmas holidays and for ringing in the new year, the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Nickeled Brass & White Plastic 4005 Pendant Lamp by Castiglioni for Kartell, 59
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Kartell
Located in Varese, Lombardia
White methacrylate double shades with nickel plated brass finishes.
Original working wiring with 1 E27 lamp socket.
Overall very good condition: the upper crown element is missing.
Category
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Kartell I Shine in Smoke by Eugeni Quitllet
By Eugeni Quitllet, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Battery Lamp in Smoke by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battery is an iconic compact lampshade. It is made from transparent PMMA and truly embodies innovation, being 100% rechargeable when plugged in and with a battery life of up to 8 hou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Bubble Club 2-Seat Sofa in Green by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A veritable icon made by Kartell, the mass-tinted polypropylene Bubble club sofa was a Pioneer of a new concept in furniture accessories: the Industrial sofa made entirely of plastic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Roy Stool in Powder by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Chinese-style stool featuring a pattern in homage to Roy Lichtenstein with the dots from his paintings.
Available in white, black, powder, blue & petroleum.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Cindy Lamp in Violet by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The typical table lamp of the seventies given new form and color. The Cindy lamp with a conical lampshade and rounded teardrop base comes in a broad range o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Eur Stool in Gray by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The EUR stool by Fabio Novembre is a cube printed with shapes and geometries inspired, to scale, by Italian rationalist architecture of the 1930s and 1940s. The stool can be multi-pu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Stone Stool in Red by Marcel Wanders
By Kartell, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stone is a stool with a simple shape but with a very precious appearance. Made with an essential symmetrical linear shape which is reminiscent of an hourglass, its surface is simply ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Piazza Tray in Crystal by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Piazza is a tray which reproduces, to scale, the surfaces and geometrical features of the squares of Lecce, the designer’s native town.
Available in Crystal, Black and White.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Roy Stool in White by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Chinese-style stool featuring a pattern in homage to Roy Lichtenstein with the dots from his paintings.
Available in white, black, powder, blue & petroleum.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 2 Kartell Re-Chair in Black by Antonio Citterio
By Kartell, Antonio Citterio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kartell is continuing its strategy of producing original products which combine sustainable materials with the latest production technology, offering new creative impulses based arou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 2 Kartell Masters Chairs in Orange by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Masters chair is a powerful tribute to three symbolic chairs, re-read and re-interpreted by the creative genius of Starck. The unmistakable silhouett...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Kabuki Floor Lamp in Opaque Black by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kabuki floor lamp is injection molded. The sophisticated injection technology used makes it possible to crate a woven structure similar to lace with a unique perforated surface t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Bourgie Mat in Black by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The baroque style bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Spoon Adjustable Stool in White by Antonio Citterio & Toan Nguyen
By Antonio Citterio, Kartell, Toan Nguyen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An original stool whose shape is as elastic in appearance as it is in function. The innovation of Spoon consists mainly in attaching the seat to a centr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Blast Rectangle Table in Chrome with Bronze Top by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kartell lifestyle enhances the living room with Philippe Starck’s Blast, a coffee table rectangular with rounded corners and clear bases and tops. The design is a development of the Sir Gio table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Glass
Kartell Kabuki Floor Lamp Outdoor in Opaque Black by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kabuki floor lamp is injection molded. The sophisticated injection technology used makes it possible to crate a woven structure similar to lace with a unique perforated surface t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Take Lamp in Solid White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The classic icon of the bedside lamp is revisited by Kartell's technology to become an industrial product in a variety of colour shades. The shape of Take is the result of the joinin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Italian Space Age Orange Plastic Rocchetto Stools by Castiglioni Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age orange plastic Rocchetto stools by Castiglioni for Kartell, 1970s
Pair of Rocchetto stools in bright orange plastic. The structure ha...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Pop Duo Missoni Armchair by Piero Lissoni
By Kartell, Missoni, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pop is the modular sofa with double cushion on the seat and armrests, making it soft, enveloping and even more comfortable.
The armchair is also enhanced with side cushions, giving...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Signed Black FPE Chair by Ron Arad for Kartell
By Ron Arad, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fantastic plastic elastic chair, aka FPE, is a lightweight, stackable chair designed by Ron Arad for Kartell. With soft lines and bright colors, the FPE's unique design joins a s...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Metal
Kartell Bookworm in Aluminum
By Kartell, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bookworm, the flexible bookcase, is the result of the encounter between the creativity of an artist such as Ron Arad, combined with Kartell's technology, giving life to a revolutiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Mademoiselle Chair by Philippe Starck in White Pattern
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mademoiselle armchair is dressed in the wide range of Memphis fabrics, designed by Ettore Sottsass and Nathalie du Pasquier.
It comes either with t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Kartell Mademoiselle Chair by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mademoiselle armchair is dressed in the wide range of Memphis fabrics, designed by Ettore Sottsass and Nathalie du Pasquier.
It comes either with t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Kartell U Shine Vase in Green by Eugeni Quitllet
By Eugeni Quitllet, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell U Shine Vase in Crystal by Eugeni Quitllet
By Eugeni Quitllet, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Piazza Tray in Black by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Piazza is a tray which reproduces, to scale, the surfaces and geometrical features of the squares of Lecce, the designer’s native town.
Available in Crystal, Black and White.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Cindy Lamp in Dark Gold by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The typical table lamp of the seventies given new form and color. The Cindy lamp with a conical lampshade and rounded teardrop base comes in a broad range o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Blast Rectangle Table in Chrome with Green Top by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kartell lifestyle enhances the living room with Philippe Starck’s Blast, a coffee table rectangular with rounded corners and clear bases and tops. The design is a development of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Glass
Kartell Battery Lamps in Amber by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battery is an iconic compact lampshade. It is made from transparent PMMA and truly embodies innovation, being 100% rechargeable when plugged in and with a battery life of up to 8 hours. This allows it to be moved around extremely easily: perfect for use in outdoor restaurants...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Set of 2 Kartell Lizz Mat Chairs in Black by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lightweight chair, with essential, strict lines, in synch with the minimalist and refined style of its designer, Piero Lissoni. Lizz is now also av...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Kartell furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of plastic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Kartell furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 219 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 904 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Kartell were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Driade, Philippe Starck, and Gervasoni. Prices for Kartell furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $80 and can go as high as $18,400, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $671.
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Questions About Kartell Furniture
- What is Kartell known for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Kartell is known largely for producing contemporary furniture out of plastic. The Italian company, founded in 1949, helped elevate the material, proving that it was suitable for designer furniture. You can find a collection of Kartell furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- What is the history of Kartell?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024The history of Kartell starts with an Italian chemical engineer named Giulio Castelli and his wife, Anna Ferrieri. The couple founded Kartell in Milan as an industrial design firm, producing utilitarian items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment designed to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. Even as companies like Olivetti and Vespa were making Italian design popular in the 1950s, typewriters and scooters were relatively costly, and Castelli and Ferrieri wanted to provide Italian consumers with affordable, stylish goods. They launched a housewares division of Kartell in 1953, making lighting fixtures and kitchen tools and accessories from colorful molded plastic. Buoyed by its success in the home goods market, Kartell introduced its Habitat division in 1963. Kartell achieved international recognition for its innovative work in 1972, when a landmark exhibition curated by Emilio Ambasz called "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape" opened at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Castelli and Ferrieri sold Kartell to Claudio Luti, their son-in-law, in 1988, and since then, Luti has expanded the company's roster of designers. On 1stDibs, explore a large selection of Kartell furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024How you clean Kartell plastic depends on the piece. Often, the best way to clean plastic furniture is with lukewarm water and mild dish soap. However, recommended cleaning methods vary. For the best results, refer to the manufacturer's care instructions that accompany your furniture. Shop a collection of Kartell furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Kartell Louis Ghost chairs are made of lucite. Designed by Phillipe Starck for Kartell in 2002, this clear chair is crafted from a single piece of plastic, making it a beautifully elegant piece. On 1stDibs, find a range of authentic Kartell Ghost chairs from top sellers.