Stanley Folding Director Chair by Philippe Stark for MAGIS

About the Item

Stanley is Magis’ and Philippe Starck’s revisitation of the legendary director’s chair. Its simple lines and the elegance of its high-tech design have breathed a new lease of life and modernity into the chair. “The elegance of the high technology enables us to rediscover the timelessness of the director’s chair.” Philippe Starck With its distinctive single scissor-cross support in fibreglass-reinforced polypropylene, and its seat and back in an extremely technical, high-perfor- mance fabric or in leather, Stanley is the first folding chair to have passed the most rigorous strength and stability tests on both sides of the Atlantic, and is suitable for a practically infinite range of uses, both indoor and outdoor, domes- tic and contract. Introduced in the late nineteenth century, this folding chair is universally associ- ated with Hollywood movies. It is practical and light, and is considered to be one of the finest examples of industrial design ever. Available in leather $1530.

Creator:

Magis (Manufacturer),Philippe Starck (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 33.27 in (84.5 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)Depth: 22.05 in (56 cm)Seat Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Aluminum

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

21st Century

Date of Manufacture:

2023

Production Type:

New & Custom(Current Production)

Estimated Production Time:

3-4 weeks

Condition:

Seller Location:

Brooklyn, NY

Reference Number:

Seller: SD12301stDibs: LU1639236409672

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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.