"Costes" Curved Mahogany or Grey Oak Plywood Armchair by P. Stark for Driade
About the Item
- Creator:Philippe Starck (Designer),Driade (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 31.4 in (79.76 cm)Width: 18.7 in (47.5 cm)Depth: 22.8 in (57.92 cm)Seat Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:2022
- Production Type:New & Custom(Current Production)
- Estimated Production Time:1-2 weeks
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Brooklyn, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU163928450163
Philippe Starck
A ubiquitous name in the world of contemporary architecture and design, Philippe Starck has created everything from hotel interiors and luxury yachts to toothbrushes and teakettles. Yet for every project in his diverse portfolio, Starck has maintained an instantly recognizable signature style: a look that is dynamic, sleek, fluid and witty.
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.
Like their designer, furniture pieces by Starck seem to enjoy attention. Designs such as the wedge-shaped J Series club chair; the sweeping molded-mahogany Costes chair; the provocative Ara table lamp; or the sinuous WW stool never fail to raise eyebrows. Other Starck pieces make winking postmodern references to historical designs. His polycarbonate Louis Ghost armchair puts a new twist on Louis XVI furniture; his Out-In chair offers a futuristic take on the classic English high-back chair. But for all his flair, Starck maintains a populist vision of design. 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. As you will see on 1stDibs, Philippe Starck’s furniture makes a bold statement — and it can add a welcome bit of humor to even the most traditional decor.
Driade
Italian furniture brand Driade offers modern designs that are joyful, whimsical and slightly mischievous — words that might be used to describe the tree nymph of Greek mythology for which the company is named. Faye Toogood’s chunky, stout Roly Poly armchair and Fabio Novembre’s enigmatic Nemo chair — in which a backrest assumes the form of a human face — are just two examples of Driade’s eclectic furnishings.
Driade was founded in 1968 by brother and sister Enrico and Antonia Astori, and Adelaide Acerbi Astori, Enrico’s wife. Described by the company as a “factory of art,” Driade was focused solely on bringing distinctive and creative seating, case pieces and decorative objects to market in its early years. The brand sought to mass-produce decor and furniture that could also be seen as provocative works of art.
Driade's initial collaborations included Italian designers such as Enzo Mari, Nanda Vigo, Giotto Stoppino and Rodolfo Bonetto, to name a few. In the 1980s, the brand worked with influential and renowned designers from around the globe. In 1984, Driade partnered with French designer Philippe Starck and debuted his iconic Costes armchair during the same year. Projects with architects and furniture designers such as Ron Arad, Toyo Ito, Borek Sipek, Patricia Urquiola and others followed into the 2000s.
Over more than five decades — the company celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2018 — Driade’s fruitful partnerships have culminated in a vast catalog of chairs, sofas, coffee tables and other furnishings for the home and garden that evoke a unique and diverse blend of cultures.
Driade has also garnered international acclaim, winning the Compasso d’Oro award in 1979 and 2001 for Enzo Mari’s Delfira chair and ebony-finished, chipboard-top table, and again in 2008 for Ron Arad’s MT3 rocking armchair.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage and contemporary Driade tables, cabinets, armchairs and other furniture.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Bordentown, NJ
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- "King Costes" Curved Grey Oak Plywood Armchair by Philippe Stark for DriadeBy Philippe Starck, DriadeLocated in Brooklyn, NY"King Costes" is an iconic armchair, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, featuring a polished aluminum structure and curved plywood grey oak finished shell. Polyurethane foams padded seat with black or light colored leather...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsAluminum
- "King Costes" Curved Mahogany Plywood Armchair by Philippe Stark for DriadeBy Driade, Philippe StarckLocated in Brooklyn, NY"King Costes" is an iconic armchair, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, featuring a polished aluminum structure and curved plywood mah...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsAluminum
- "Costes" Curved Striped Wenge or Bamboo Plywood Armchair by P. Starck for DriadeBy Philippe Starck, DriadeLocated in Brooklyn, NY"Costes" is an iconic armchair with a black painted tubular steel structure and curved striped wenge or bamboo plywood finished shell. Polyurethane foams padded seat with black or li...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsSteel
- "King Costes" Curved Bamboo or Striped Wenge Armchair by P. Stark for DriadeBy Philippe Starck, DriadeLocated in Brooklyn, NY"King Costes" is an iconic armchair, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, featuring a polished aluminum structure and curved plywood striped wenge or bamboo finished shell. Polyurethane foams padded seat with black or light colored leather fixed cover. Indoor use only. DIMENSIONS: D. 22", W. 19.8", H. 31.8", Seat H. 18.5" Philippe Starck revisits Costes easy chair project with King Costes armchair, changing its size and statics, while confirming its image as a recognizable piece of design, untouched by passing fads. PHILIPPE STARCK is an internationally acclaimed French creator, designer and architect. His profound comprehension of contemporary mutations, his determination to change the world, his anticipatory concern for environmental implications, his love of ideas, his desire to defend the intelligence of usefulness and the usefulness of intelligence have accompanied one iconic creation after the other. From everyday products such as furniture and lemon squeezers to revolutionary mega-yachts, individual windmills, electric bikes...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsAluminum
- "Torquemada" Carved Brushed Oak or Lacquered Beech Armchair by P. Starck, DriadeBy Driade, Philippe StarckLocated in Brooklyn, NY"Torquemada" is an armchair, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, with a structure available in the following versions: brushed oak, brushed oak with carved backrest and seat or in matt lacquered textured beech in white, gray, yellow, lavender gray or carnation colors. Backrest element support is in polished or mirror finished cast aluminum. Indoor use only. DIMENSIONS: D. 18.8", W. 21.2", H. 30.5", Seat H. 18.3" Although these pieces of design seem apparently imperfect and unique, the collection is composed of a table and a set of seats: a chair, an armchair and a stool. The latter feature two handcuffs in mirror-polished stainless steel, a detail that is as structural as well as decorative and ironically reminiscent of the imagery coming from the ancient Inquisition and its infamous and fearsome prosecutor. A link that regards the concept as well as the project and explains where the name of this collection comes from. Each piece is also available in a more precious version, in gouged oak...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsAluminum
- "Toy" Mustard Yellow or Carnation Stackable Armchair by P. Starck for DriadeBy Philippe Starck, DriadeLocated in Brooklyn, NY"Toy" is a stackable armchair (max 14 pieces), designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, in polypropylene monobloc available in mustard yellow or carnation colors. Smocking cotton or 100% preshrunk cotton loose covers...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsAcrylic
- Costes Armchair Ebonized Mahogany By DriadeBy DriadeLocated in Beverly Hills, CAThere are objects universally recognized as icons. Costes easy chair that, in 1984, marked the beginning of the partnership between Philippe Starck and Driade such as the consecration of the designer, formerly unknown in Italy, is one of these objects. Designed for the homonymous, now disappeared, Parisian café, owes its timeless success to the absoluteness of forms: a dark wooden embracing structure with three highly tilted legs. The Costes Armchair...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
MaterialsWood, Leather
- Costes Armchair Natural Mahogany By DriadeBy DriadeLocated in Beverly Hills, CAThere are objects universally recognized as icons. Costes easy chair that, in 1984, marked the beginning of the partnership between Philippe Starck and Driade such as the consecration of the designer, formerly unknown in Italy, is one of these objects. Designed for the homonymous, now disappeared, Parisian café, owes its timeless success to the absoluteness of forms: a dark wooden embracing structure with three highly tilted legs. The Costes Armchair...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
MaterialsLeather, Wood
- Costes Armchair Natural Wenge by DriadeBy DriadeLocated in Beverly Hills, CAThere are objects universally recognized as icons. Costes easy chair that, in 1984, marked the beginning of the partnership between Philippe Starck and Driade such as the consecration of the designer, formerly unknown in Italy, is one of these objects. Designed for the homonymous, now disappeared, Parisian café, owes its timeless success to the absoluteness of forms: a dark wooden embracing structure with three highly tilted legs. The Costes Armchair...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
MaterialsLeather, Wood
- Toy Armchair Light Grey By DriadeBy DriadeLocated in Beverly Hills, CAThe Toy Armchair by Driade is a sophisticated yet subtly playful armchair designed by the preeminent Philippe Starck. Crafted with molded polypropylene...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
MaterialsPVC
- Philippe Starck Costes Chair by Driade ItalyBy Philippe StarckLocated in Cincinnati, OHA very well crafted Costes chair by French designer Philippe Starck with rounded wood back and hole detail to the upper edge for pulling the chair into po...Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
MaterialsSteel
- Tokyo Pop Armchair Anthracite Grey by DriadeBy DriadeLocated in Beverly Hills, CAThe Tokyo-Pop collection marks, in 2002, the debut on the international scene by Tokujin Yoshioka, now considered one of the masters of contemporary design. The sofa, the armchair and especially the day-bed and the stool, forget the banality of rotational molding to become sculptures. Unforgettable and unusual shapes.The Tokyo-Pop collection marks, in 2002, the debut on the international scene by Tokujin Yoshioka, now considered one of the masters of contemporary design. The Driade Tokyo...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
MaterialsPolystyrene
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Why Is Italy Such a Hotbed of Cool Design?
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
Duplex Delivers Great Iconic Design — Often with a Custom Twist
Owner Patrizio Chiarparini offers thousands of pieces from his native Italy and elsewhere across Europe.