Rare Philippe Starck Floor Lamp For Clift Hotel
Item History & Price
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Philippe StarckFloor lamp (Inspired by 19th century Hurricane lamps)2001Limited edition design for the Clift HotelChrome-plated metal, 2 Murano glass shades, interior and exterior, brass fittings, dimmer49 x 10.25 x 10.25 inchesGlass manufactured by Andromeda International, Murano, ItalyVery good original condition; possible tiny dings to chrome base
Phillipe Starck, the son of an aircraft designer, has been designing since the late 1960s when he worked for various companies includi...ng Pierre Cardin. He gained notoriety in the early 1980s when he was appointed to design a room in President Francois Mitterand’s quarters in the Élysée Palace. In 1984, he achieved international prominence, virtually overnight, with his design of the Café Costes and the Costes chair produced by Driade. Since then, he has become one of the most famous and sought after designers in the world. His works include full interiors, their furnishings, table-top wares in a variety of media, and utilitarian items such as juicers and toothbrushes.
The Clift Hotel, now the Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel was designed in 1915 by George Applegarth, who also designed the Palace of the Legion of Honor, to serve crowds attending the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. in 1999 Starck was hired by Ian Schraeger, who gutted the hotel, to create a $50 million redesign, including the iconic redwood room. Starck's juxtaposition of neoclassical and avant garde forms loaded with intellectual content created a memorably deadpan surrealism.
Phillipe Starck, the son of an aircraft designer, has been designing since the late 1960s when he worked for various companies includi...ng Pierre Cardin. He gained notoriety in the early 1980s when he was appointed to design a room in President Francois Mitterand’s quarters in the Élysée Palace. In 1984, he achieved international prominence, virtually overnight, with his design of the Café Costes and the Costes chair produced by Driade. Since then, he has become one of the most famous and sought after designers in the world. His works include full interiors, their furnishings, table-top wares in a variety of media, and utilitarian items such as juicers and toothbrushes.
The Clift Hotel, now the Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel was designed in 1915 by George Applegarth, who also designed the Palace of the Legion of Honor, to serve crowds attending the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. in 1999 Starck was hired by Ian Schraeger, who gutted the hotel, to create a $50 million redesign, including the iconic redwood room. Starck's juxtaposition of neoclassical and avant garde forms loaded with intellectual content created a memorably deadpan surrealism.
