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Philippe Starck Dole Melipone Dining Table First Edition by XO

Name: Philippe Starck Dole Melipone Dining Table First Edition by XO
Brand: Philippe Starck
Price: 4117.53 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Dole Melipone dining table designed by Philippe Starck in 1981 and produced by XO in France, the very first edition. This rare piece which has been out of production for a long time, is in excellent condition. The nickel plated base is perfect and the tempered glass top has a tiny chip as can be seen in one of the images. Measurements: D 135 x H.73 cm This rare piece will be shipped overseas in a custom made wooden crate. Cost of transport to the US crate included is Euro 1500. In the eyes of this accomplished citizen of the world, sharing his ethical and humanist vision of a more equal planet is a duty, if not a moral imperative, that results in unconventional projects, bearing fertile surprises. The French have always had a handle on style. No one is more adept at inventing and reinventing today’s lifestyle than French design superstar Philippe Starck. He started his style revolution by designing nightclubs in the late 1970s. When he was chosen in 1983 by President Mitterand to be one of the designers to re-imagine the private presidential apartments in the Elysées Palace, the young Starck stepped into the spotlight. Some thirty-five years later, he is a confirmed French design legend, still stage center. His hotels, restaurants, cafés, nightclubs, boutiques, private homes, museums, even wine cellars are each divertingly distinct. What’s so much fun about following Starck is that there’s always something new and surprising. By applying his prolific work to all domains, products of our daily life (furniture, lemon squeezer, electric bikes, individual wind turbine), architecture (hotels, restaurants that aspire to be stimulating places) and naval and spatial engineering (mega yachts, habitation module for private spatial tourism), he has continually pushed forward the limits and criteria of design, becoming one of the most visionnary and renowned creators of the international contemporary scene. In September 2017, The Milan Furniture Fair handed out its award for the second year running at the Triennale Arts Theatre. Among the winners were Philippe Starck, who was winner quite simply of « Best Designer ». The award is a strong validation of career at the service of products, furniture, objects which have touched so many people and on an international scale. Heralding the phenomena of convergence and dematerialisation, Philippe Starck aims straight for the heart, highlighting the essential, extracting the structural minimum of every object, in order to offer creations and propositions closest to man and nature, best adapted to the future. He dreams of solutions so vital that he was the first French man to be invited to the TED conferences (Technology, Entertainment & Design) alongside renowned participants including Bill Clinton and Richard Branson.

Creator:

Philippe Starck (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Diameter: 53.15 in (135 cm)

Style:

Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Steel,Plated

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1981

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. The tempered glass top has a tiny chip.

Seller Location:

Weesp, NL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1464213017142

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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.