{"product_id":"vintage-black-leather-metal-driade-chairs-philippe-starck-aleph-driade-1980s-italy-set-of-4-minimalist-mid-century-modern-furniture-design-1","title":"Costes Dining Chairs in Black Leather, Moulded Wood \u0026 Metal by Philippe Starck for Aleph Driade, 1980s, Set of 4","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) pb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex min-h-0 grow flex-col text-sm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eModel · Costes\u003cbr\u003eDesigner · Philippe Starck\u003cbr\u003eManufacturer · Aleph Driade\u003cbr\u003eOrigin · Italy\u003cbr\u003ePeriod · 1980s\u003cbr\u003eStyle · Postmodern \/ Modernist\u003cbr\u003eMaterials · Moulded wood, painted metal, leather\u003cbr\u003eColour · Black\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eObject\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCostes has three legs. Not as a visual trick, but because Philippe Starck decided that a chair in a crowded restaurant simply did not need four. Fewer legs meant fewer collisions between chairs, waiters and people moving through the room. A practical problem became the defining gesture of the object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned in 1984 for Café Costes in Paris, the chair wrapped a curved wooden shell around a small leather seat and balanced the whole composition on a slender metal structure. Everything feels controlled, but there is something slightly strange about it too. That tension belongs completely to Starck's 1980s world, where elegance could be intelligent, theatrical and a little provocative at the same time. In entirely black finishes, this set of four reduces Costes to shadow, curve and silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDesigner\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilippe Starck (1949) emerged from Paris in the late 1970s and early 1980s with little interest in keeping design within polite boundaries. Interiors, furniture, hotels, restaurants and everyday objects all became part of the same project: changing the atmosphere of ordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis furniture from this period often begins with something recognisable and then quietly disrupts it. Costes is a perfect example. It is still unmistakably a dining chair, yet one leg has disappeared, the back becomes an enclosing architectural surface and the conventional distinction between structure, shell and upholstery begins to blur. The result feels less like decoration than a carefully constructed character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDriade was founded in Italy in 1968 by Enrico Astori, Antonia Astori and Adelaide Acerbi around the idea that industrial furniture could remain experimental. Rather than developing a single recognisable house style, the company became a platform for designers with radically different ways of seeing the domestic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilippe Starck entered that world during the 1980s and became one of its defining voices. Through Driade and its Aleph collection came pieces including Costes, helping turn the company into an important meeting point between Italian manufacturing and the increasingly international design culture of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe curved wooden shells have been restored and retain their deep matt black finish. The painted metal structures and black leather cushions remain in good vintage condition, showing only subtle traces of previous use. The chairs retain their original manufacturer labels and are structurally sound, preserving the character of authentic 1980s examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth · 47 cm \/ 18.5 in\u003cbr\u003eDepth · 54 cm \/ 21.3 in\u003cbr\u003eHeight · 80 cm \/ 31.5 in\u003cbr\u003eSeat height · 47 cm \/ 18.5 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIncluded\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dining chairs are accompanied by a Back to the Furniture Certificate of Originality, a Back to the Furniture flyer, a Thank You card and a small gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAvailability\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dining chairs can be ready to ship within 10-15 workdays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldwide shipping is available. Every piece is carefully prepared and packed for international transport. Shipping costs are calculated according to destination at checkout, with tracking provided after dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEnquiries\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor questions about the piece, its condition, shipping, delivery or any other details, please get in touch. 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