Philippe Starck for Disform.

PHILIPPE STARCK (Paris, 1949) for Disform.
Wendy Wright" chair. First edition.
Metal in black.
In very good condition.
Measurements: 75 x 49 x 49 cm.
Designed in the late eighties, the Wendy Wright arises in a context in which Starck openly questioned the strict rationalism of modernism and proposed, instead, a more ironic and emotional approach to furniture. The name itself, which evokes Anglo-Saxon characters and a certain literary imagery, is part of this habitual strategy in his work:
Starck is the son of André Starck, an aeronautical engineer who has often inspired Philippe's work. He studied at the École Nissim de Camondo in Paris. While working for Adidas, Starck created his first industrial design company, Starck Product, which he later renamed Ubik, after the Philip K. Dick novel, and began working with manufacturers in Italy (Driade), Alessi, Kartell and internationally, including Drimmer in Austria, Vitra in Switzerland and Disform in Spain. In 1983, then French President François Mitterrand, on the recommendation of his Minister of Culture, Jack Lang, chose Starck to renovate the president's private apartments at the Elysée Palace. The following year he designed the Café Costes. Starck's output expanded to include furniture, decoration, architecture, street furniture, industry (wind turbines, photo booths), sanitary ware, kitchens, floor and wall coverings, lighting, household appliances, office equipment such as staplers, utensils, tableware, clothing, accessories, toys, glassware, graphic design and publishing, food, and vehicles for land, sea, air and space.