Designer
Philippe Starck French, born 1949
ManufacturerManufactured by
KartellItalian, established 1949
CultureFrench
Titles
- "Louis Ghost" Chair
Date2003
MediumPolycarbonate
DimensionsOverall: 36 1/2 × 22 3/16 × 21 3/8 in. (92.7 × 56.4 × 54.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2003
Object number2003.276
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Recent Accessions in Modern and Contemporary Design", MFA,H, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 27, 2005 - March 5, 2006.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Molded on the back chair rail: "a numerical grid followed by a recycle symbol, LOUIS GHOST design STARCK by Kartell made in italy (vertical at the end of Kartell)"
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