Philippe Starck designs a collection of small furnishings consisting of chairs, stools and coat stands. The Poêle Collection showcases Alessi's skill in working with steel, expressed in the craftsmanship that characterises the seating in the Poêle Collection, in which the metal element takes on a surprisingly fluid texture, giving the steel sheet a soft look, harmoniously enveloping the parts made of wood. The result is a series of chairs and stools with a strong identity, the design of which communicates with the formal lightness of the coat stand. A collection that fits perfectly into different style environments, in the home as well as in the office or in high-end contract furnishing projects.
As smooth as steel
Phillipe Starck offers us a new and personal interpretation of traditional home furnishing, in which the minimalist wood structure is bound by a metal shell with soft, organic lines. Steel reveals unexpected expressive possibilities in the hands of the designer: the seat becomes a sculptural element and moulds itself to the user's body with its sophisticated ergonomics.
Phillipe Starck offers us a new and personal interpretation of traditional home furnishing, in which the minimalist wood structure is bound by a metal shell with soft, organic lines. Steel reveals unexpected expressive possibilities in the hands of the designer: the seat becomes a sculptural element and moulds itself to the user's body with its sophisticated ergonomics.
“The Poêle Chair started as a serious joke, with a sketch of a pan with legs and the great idea of adapting an existing high-technology to different purposes. The seat and back inspired by a frying pan, legs as handles, the Poêle Chair elegantly incarnates the most beautiful symptoms of human intelligence: humour and technology. Very much like my relationship to Alberto and Alessi.” Philippe Starck
POÊLE CHAIR
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POÊLE CHAIR
POÊLE HIGH STOOL
POÊLE LOW STOOL
POÊLE HANGER
“I have been trying to make a chair with Philippe Starck for around 20 years now and, finally, we did it. I asked him if it was possible to design a chair that is manufactured like a frying pan is made using the Alessi cold-press metal high-technology. As is always the case with Starck, it started with a subversion.” Alberto Alessi
Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck, world famous creator with multifaceted inventiveness, is always focused on the essential, his vision: that creation, whatever form it takes, must improve the lives of as many people as possible.
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Philippe Starck, world famous creator with multifaceted inventiveness, is always focused on the essential, his vision: that creation, whatever form it takes, must improve the lives of as many people as possible.
