Philippe Starck
'Dr Sonderbar' armchair, 1983
Black lacquered steel
63 x 90 x 47 cm
24 3/4 x 35 3/8 x 18 1/2 in
24 3/4 x 35 3/8 x 18 1/2 in
Manufactured by XO
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French designer Philippe Starck created this tripod armchair with a stainless tubural steel structure and a perforated metal sheet as the seat in the early 1980s. His genuine and original...
French designer Philippe Starck created this tripod armchair with a stainless tubural steel structure and a perforated metal sheet as the seat in the early 1980s. His genuine and original intention was to eliminate the fourth leg of the chair that he considered a “redundancy”. According to Starck, the three-legged chair implies a greater attention and participation from the user. He also playfully stated that “swinging on a tripod is more dangerous, but more fun”.